S 5047
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Clean Slate Act of 2020
Introduced: December 17, 2020
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Became law
Dec 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Clean Slate Act of 2020
This bill establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain federal criminal offenses.
Courts must automatically seal records related to (1) a conviction for simple possession of a controlled substance, or (2) an arrest for an offense that does not result in a conviction.
Additionally, an individual who meets certain criteria may petition to seal records related to a conviction for other nonviolent offenses.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1