House panel pushes Trump administration on combating human trafficking

Committee's action comes after Guardian investigation revealed rollbacks of anti-trafficking efforts; Trump administration says it is committed to fighting trafficking

The House foreign affairs committee unanimously passed an amendment to the US Department of State's budget late Wednesday that would require additional congressional oversight of the government's efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States and around the world.

The bipartisan agreement came hours after the Guardian published an investigation that revealed the Trump administration had dramatically rolled back efforts to fight human trafficking across the federal government.

Aaron Glantz is a fellow at Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.

Bernice Yeung is managing editor at the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley Journalism.

Noy Thrupkaew is a reporter and director of partnerships at Type Investigations.