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HR 6499 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing

Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016

Introduced: December 8, 2016 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Dec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge an individual's records related to a nonviolent criminal offense. A nonviolent criminal offense is a federal misdemeanor or felony offense that: (1) does not include, as an element, the use of a weapon or violence; and (2) does not involve violence in its commission.

To be eligible for expungement, an individual must: be a first-time offender; avoid drug or alcohol dependency or abuse; obtain a high school diploma; complete one year of community service; and fulfill the requirements of a court-ordered sentence, such as complete a prison term, meet the conditions of supervised release, and pay fines.

What's happening now December 22, 2016

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6499: Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6499/
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"H.R. 6499: Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6499/.
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H.R. 6499, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6499/.
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