Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/11/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-11Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-11 (00)
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrests for criminal offenses committed by trafficking victims that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim.
A trafficking victim may file a motion: (1) to vacate a conviction for a nonviolent offense that does not include a child victim (i.e., under age 18); (2) to expunge records of an arrest for a nonviolent offense that does not include a child victim; or (3) to expunge records of an arrest for an offense that is violent or that includes a child victim, if the charges are reduced, dismissed, or disposed of.
Cosponsors (15)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Kamala Harris (D-CA)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Al Franken (D-MN)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Subjects
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Evidence and witnesses
- Human trafficking
- Sex offenses
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