Senate Bill 104
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 11, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
104
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 11, 2017
01/11/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
01/11/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:09 PM