Whereas it is estimated that tens of millions of children, women, and men around the world are subjected to conditions of modern day slavery; Whereas it is estimated that human trafficking, both sex trafficking and forced labor, generate more than $150,000,000,000 in illicit profits for the traffickers and those who help facilitate the crime; Whereas the International Labour Organization 2021 Global Estimates Report indicates there are 49,600,000 people in modern day slavery, including 27,600,000 in forced labor and 22,000,000 in forced marriage; Whereas the 2021 Global Estimates Report indicates modern day slavery is only rising, increasing by more than 9,000,000 since 2016; Whereas, despite being outlawed in every nation, modern day slavery exists around the world, including in the United States; Whereas, out of the 28,000,000 people trapped in forced labor, 17,300,000 people are exploited in the private sector, 6,300,000 people are in forced commercial sexual exploitation, and 3,900,000 people are in forced labor imposed by state authorities; Whereas, around the world, 55 percent of forced labor victims are women or girls; Whereas more than 12,000,000 of the individuals trapped in modern day slavery are children; Whereas an estimated 22,000,000 people were living in forced marriage on any given day in 2021, with women and girls making up 14,900,000 of the total; Whereas the Department of State 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report identifies governments with a “documented ‘policy or pattern’ of human trafficking, trafficking in government-funded programs, forced labor in government-affiliated medical services or other sectors, sexual slavery in government camps, or the employment or recruitment of child soldiers,” including the Governments of Afghanistan, Burma, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, and Turkmenistan