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Each United States attorney must report the vacatur and expungement motions filed in the district

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

Each United States attorney must report the vacatur and expungement motions filed in the district

The document says “shall”Who acts: United States attorneysHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each United States attorney shall submit to the Attorney General a report that details--”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 3

Within one year of enactment, every United States attorney must report to the Attorney General. The report details the number of motions for vacatur or expungement filed in that district under section 3771A of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2, and for each motion the underlying offense, the response of the United States attorney, and the final determination of the court.

What the document actually says

“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each United States attorney shall submit to the Attorney General a report that details--”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

Each top federal lawyer must send in a report. It is due one year after this law starts.

What this is about

The report goes to the head of the Justice Department. It counts the asks filed in that area. For each one it lists the crime, what the lawyer said, and how the court ruled.

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  1. The document itself

    Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, Public Law 119-73, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 2008 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ73/html/PLAW-119publ73.htm

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    “Each United States attorney must report the vacatur and expungement motions filed in the district,” Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/trafficking-survivors-relief-act/proposal/sec03-united-states-attorney-reports/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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