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

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 0%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

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

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The identical measure became law during Coons's later Senate service, completing the substantive policy outcome.

delivered later_term

Congress.gov - All Information for H.R.4323, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Public Law 119-73 creates 18 U.S.C. 3771A, allowing motions to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for eligible trafficking victims.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted statute provides the vacatur and expungement mechanism described in the promise.

delivered later_term

Congress.gov - Public Law Text for H.R.4323, Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): 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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%