Trump Signs Government Funding Law That Also Clears Criminal Records for Trafficking Survivors
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The appropriations bill funds the Commerce Department, Justice Department, science agencies, Energy Department, water development programs, and Interior Department through September 2026. This means federal workers at these agencies have funding certainty for the rest of the fiscal year, avoiding furloughs or disruptions that come with government shutdowns or continuing resolutions.
President Trump signed the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 4323) into law, establishing a federal process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for non-violent crimes committed by victims as a direct result of their exploitation.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a bipartisan group of lawmakers celebrated the enactment of H.R. 4323. The law allows survivors to vacate nonviolent convictions, shielding them from barriers to housing and employment caused by crimes they were forced to commit.
H.R. 6938 allocates funding for major law enforcement and public lands programs. While it increases budgets for the DEA to fight fentanyl, it also includes a $320 million cut to the EPA and prioritizes oil and gas development on federal lands.
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Congressional Bill H.R. 4323 and H.R. 6938 Signed into Law
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