HR 5651
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Fresh Start Act of 2021
Introduced: October 20, 2021
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
Sep 21, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fresh Start Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for states to implement automatic expungement laws (i.e., laws that provide for the automatic expungement or sealing of an individual's criminal records).
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
Committees of jurisdiction
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