Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Walter B. Jones.
- Last Action
- 2/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-03 (00)
Fresh Start Act of 2019
This bill establishes a process to expunge records related to certain nonviolent criminal offenses.
It defines the nonviolent offenses eligible for expungement; it establishes qualifications for an eligible offender; and it sets forth procedures for filing an expungement petition.
The bill increases by 5% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for a state that implements expungement procedures substantially similar to this bill. It decreases by 5% the JAG allocation for a state that fails to enact substantially similar expungement procedures.
Cosponsors (5)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Subjects
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- State and local finance
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