Depending on which credit report you're looking at, a soft inquiry will either have a code next to it, or will be in a section saying (paraphrasing) the following requests to view your report have been made, but do not appear to others entities viewing your credit
THAT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH CONGRESS/SENATE...CRA'S WON'T GET RID OF THEM VOLUNTARILY!!! YEARS AGO "HARD" INQUIRES USED TO ONLY STAY FOR ONE YEAR...