H.R. 4323 · 119th Congress

Trafficking Survivors Relief Act

Introduced on Jul 10, 2025 by Russell Fry (R-SC-7). 19 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-73.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-73
Introduced
Jul 10, 2025
Cosponsors
19
8 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.

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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 23, 2026). Public domain.

Trafficking 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.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Russell FryR-SC-7Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Independents · 1

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Sep 10, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 10, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Oct 17, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-347.
  7. Oct 17, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-347.
  8. Oct 17, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 299.
  9. Dec 1, 2025 · HouseMr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Dec 1, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4919-4923)
  11. Dec 1, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4323.
  12. Dec 1, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4919-4921)
  13. Dec 1, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4919-4921)
  14. Dec 1, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Dec 2, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  16. Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Dec 18, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8894)
  18. Dec 19, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  19. Jan 12, 2026Presented to President.
  20. Jan 12, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Jan 23, 2026Signed by President.
  22. Jan 23, 2026Signed by President.
  23. Jan 23, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-73.
  24. Jan 23, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-73.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Tides Center2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE TIDES CENTERAI match · 99%
  2. CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  3. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $18M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.