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Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-9| Senate 
| Updated: 11/17/2022
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022 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 creates a rebuttable presumption that a defendant committed certain offenses under duress if the defendant establishes that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3240
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8672
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3240
    Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8672
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • November 17, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 17, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8672: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022
Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingJudicial procedure and administrationLegal fees and court costsSmuggling and trafficking

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-9| Senate 
| Updated: 11/17/2022
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022 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 creates a rebuttable presumption that a defendant committed certain offenses under duress if the defendant establishes that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3240
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8672
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Nov 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3240
    Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8672
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


  • November 17, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 17, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8672: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingJudicial procedure and administrationLegal fees and court costsSmuggling and trafficking