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H.R. 4323119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
Sponsored by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) · 19 active : 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-73.
Where it standsBecame law51 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedDec 1, 2025
- Senate: passedDec 18, 2025
- President: Signed into lawJan 23, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govTrafficking Survivors Relief Act
This act establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim.
It defines the offenses eligible to be vacated or expunged and sets forth procedures for filing a motion.
The Government Accountability Office must assess the impact of this process, including the number of human trafficking survivors who file motions to vacate convictions or expunge records.
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Under the act, U.S. Attorneys' Offices must report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the number of motions to vacate convictions or expunge arrest records that are filed. Additionally, the DOJ must report to Congress on professional training received by U.S. Attorneys on indicators of human trafficking during the preceding 12-month period.
The act permits certain grants for legal representation to be used to seek post-conviction relief.
Finally, the act allows a defendant to establish, as a defense, that the offenses were committed under duress by demonstrating that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Human trafficking
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Legal fees and court costs
- Smuggling and trafficking
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 66Middle 30–70
- 27Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
19 activeShow all 19 cosponsors
- Ann Wagner (R-MO-2)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)
- Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ-7)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Keith Self (R-TX-3)
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
