REDEEM Act

Summary

Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 or the REDEEM Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent or juvenile offenses. Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment. Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to remove offenses relating to possession or use of a controlled substance from the categories of drug offenses that result in the convicted individual being ineligible for assistance under: (1) a state program funded with temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) grants under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; or (2) the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) or any state program carried out under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Prohibits the denial of such assistance and benefits if the convicted individual: (1) committed an offense related to a substance abuse disorder, (2) participates in a substance abuse treatment program, and (3) complies with all court-imposed obligations. Includes employment services among the categories of federal benefits that are not to be denied under PRWORA. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant in a state with laws similar to this Act.

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Timeline

1. 18 July 2014

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 July 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 July 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 August 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 September 2014

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 July 2014 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 2014

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Sponsors

• Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

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