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Fresh Start Act of 2018

Introduced: February 15, 2018 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193-194)
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 15, 2018

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 15, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 15, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5043: Fresh Start Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5043/
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"H.R. 5043: Fresh Start Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5043/.
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