Fresh Start Act of 2018

Summary

Fresh Start Act of 2018 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.

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Timeline

1. 15 February 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

2. 15 February 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 February 2018

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193-194)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 February 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 15 February 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 February 2018 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 February 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Fresh Start Act of 2019
• related to ← Fresh Start Act of 2016