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Fresh Start Act of 2021

Introduced: October 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 21, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3049 Identical bill Fresh Start Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 14 Republican 8
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 21, 2022
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 27, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Oct 20, 2021
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 20, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 20, 2021
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 20, 2021
Davis, Rodney
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 20, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Oct 20, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Oct 20, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 20, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Oct 20, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Oct 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5651: Fresh Start Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5651/
MLA
"H.R. 5651: Fresh Start Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5651/.
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H.R. 5651, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5651/.
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