FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alliance to Senate: Do Not Advance CLARITY Act Without Stronger Anti-Trafficking Safeguards
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the Senate’s September 15 procedural vote on H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the Alliance to End Human Trafficking is urging senators not to advance legislation that still fails to address serious concerns raised by faith leaders, survivor advocates, anti-trafficking organizations, and law enforcement experts.
In June, the Alliance joined more than 80 Catholic leaders, women religious, survivor leaders, and advocates in warning Congress that provisions of the CLARITY Act, particularly Section 604, could weaken oversight of illicit financial activity and create openings that traffickers, child exploiters, and organized criminal networks may exploit.
The Alliance is disappointed that those concerns remain unaddressed and unresolved.
“Congress has heard the warnings, but the CLARITY Act still does not provide the safeguards needed to protect vulnerable people,” said Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking. “Regulatory clarity cannot come at the cost of accountability. Senators should not advance this bill until its dangerous gaps are closed.”
The Alliance supports responsible innovation in digital finance. But innovation must be matched by strong anti-money laundering protections, meaningful transparency, and effective tools for law enforcement to trace and disrupt criminal financial activity.
The choice before the Senate is clear: address the dangers of the bill or stop its advance. Until then, a vote for CLARITY is a vote for traffickers.
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About the Alliance to End Human Trafficking
Alliance to End Human Trafficking was founded in 2013 by a group of Catholic Sisters committed to ending human trafficking and supporting survivors. They created a national network of resources and support that includes many different congregations of women religious and mission-aligned partners. Today, this member-based organization has grown to include more than 115 congregations and 100+ individuals and organizations across the United States. AEHT is also the U.S. member of Talitha Kum, the international network of consecrated life working to end human trafficking.
CONTACT: Waed Nimri, AEHT Communications Director