REDEEM Act
- Last Action
- 5/20/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-30 (00)
Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019 or the REDEEM Act
This bill establishes processes for the sealing and expungement of criminal records related to nonviolent offenses. It also generally prohibits room confinement (i.e., solitary confinement) for juveniles, restores access to specified federal benefits for individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses, and directs the Department of Justice to take specified actions with respect to criminal records.
Cosponsors (20)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employee hiring
- Evidence and witnesses
- Food assistance and relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Lawyers and legal services
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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