Introduce and support legislation to provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.

Christopher A. Coons · Delaware · Democratic

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S.2255 Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.

Coons cosponsored a bill to offer legal relief to human trafficking victims.

Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation
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Evidence

Coons's Senate legislation page lists S.104 as cosponsored on 01/11/2017: a bill on vacating convictions and expunging arrests of trafficking victims.

Coons supported the exact type of legislation during his 2015-2021 Senate term by cosponsoring the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017.

delivered same_term A for effort

Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation - Senator Christopher Coons
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Congress.gov lists S.4214's official title as legislation for vacating convictions and expunging arrests of trafficking victims, with Coons an original cosponsor.

Coons continued to support the same policy in later federal service as an original cosponsor of the 2024 Senate bill.

delivered later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - S.4214, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024
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The introduced text says Gillibrand, Hyde-Smith, Coons, and Daines introduced S.2255 to provide vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking victims.

Coons was part of the group introducing the 2025 Senate version, directly satisfying the introduce-and-support component.

delivered later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - Text of S.2255, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists Coons as an original cosponsor of S.2255 and identifies H.R.4323 as an identical bill that became Public Law 119-73.

The Coons-backed Senate bill was identical to the enacted House bill, connecting his support to the final enacted measure.

delivered later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - All Information for S.2255, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025
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Congress.gov records H.R.4323 passed the Senate by unanimous consent on 12/18/2025 and became Public Law 119-73 on 01/23/2026.

The identical measure became law during Coons's later Senate service, completing the substantive policy outcome.

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Congress.gov - All Information for H.R.4323, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
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Public Law 119-73 creates 18 U.S.C. 3771A, allowing motions to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for eligible trafficking victims.

The enacted statute provides the vacatur and expungement mechanism described in the promise.

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Congress.gov - Public Law Text for H.R.4323, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
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Assessments

delivered later_term A for effort

Coons satisfied the introduce/support component by cosponsoring the relevant trafficking-survivor vacatur and expungement legislation in the 2017, 2024, and 2025 Senate versions. The substantive policy outcome was enacted as Public Law 119-73 on January 23, 2026, through an identical House bill, while Coons was serving in a later Senate term and had backed the identical Senate measure.

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