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Paris Hilton rides her motorized suitcase across the Capitol’s East Front plaza on Tuesday. The entrepreneur and activist earlier lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation known as the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act. The bipartisan bill cleared the House on Wednesday and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Paris Hilton rides her motorized suitcase across the Capitol’s East Front plaza on Tuesday. The entrepreneur and activist earlier lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation known as the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act. The bipartisan bill cleared the House on Wednesday and is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Paris Hilton rides her motorized suitcase across the Capitol’s East Front plaza on Tuesday. The entrepreneur and activist earlier lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation known as the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, which would require a National Academies study and recommendations to address safety in youth institutional programs.

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