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S.Res. 439: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

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S.Res. 439: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-04-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8319-8320)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-04-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8319-8320) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for: (1) law enforcement agency efforts to provide training to law enforcement agents on how to investigate and prosecute cases of sex trafficking and how to identify and rescue trafficking victims; and (2) trafficking victim services provided by the federal, state, and local governments and non-profit and faith-based organizations, including medical, legal, mental health, housing, and other social services. Calls on Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC to act as a responsible global citizen and immediately eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate the website's facilitation of online sex trafficking.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

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A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] reported raising $771,465 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-sres439 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112