HR 4323
Became law
Lets people who were trafficked seek to vacate federal convictions or expunge federal arrest records when the offense was a direct result of the trafficking, and lets courts reduce sentences on similar grounds.
Official title: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
10-JUL-2025
Referred
10-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
10-SEP-2025
Reported
17-OCT-2025
On the calendar
17-OCT-2025
Passed
01-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
02-DEC-2025
Passed
18-DEC-2025
President
Presented
12-JAN-2026
Signed
23-JAN-2026
Became law
23-JAN-2026
- Creates a new federal section 3771A allowing a court to vacate a conviction for a nonviolent federal offense, or expunge an arrest record, when the conduct was a direct result of being a victim of trafficking
- Allows expungement of arrests for certain violent federal offenses and some charges that were dropped, acquitted, or reduced, if the conduct was directly related to trafficking
- Requires the court to decide by a preponderance of the evidence, to hold a hearing when the government opposes, and to file motions under seal with no filing fees
- Adds a human trafficking defense of duress for federal prosecutions and requires reports from U.S. attorneys, the Attorney General, and the Government Accountability Office
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 23-JAN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (House)
Crime and Law Enforcement
■ 10 R■ 8 D■ 1 I
10 Republicans
8 Democrats
1 Independent