S2255Referred to Committee
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-10
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democrat · NY · Senator
Votes with party: 60.4% (318 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/G000555
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Cosponsors (8)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)Original· 2025-07-10
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)Original· 2025-07-10
- Steve Daines (R-MT)Original· 2025-07-10
- Peter Welch (D-VT)· 2025-10-20
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH)· 2025-12-02
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-12-02
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)· 2025-12-09
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)· 2025-12-10
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-07-10
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-10
Plain-English Summary
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025 This bill 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. The bill permits certain grants for legal representation to be used to seek post-conviction relief. Finally, the bill allows a defendant to establish 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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