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HR 6667 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Fresh Start Act of 2022

Introduced: March 29, 2022 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fresh Start Act of 2022

This bill establishes a federal statutory process to expunge records related to certain nonviolent criminal offenses.

The bill defines the nonviolent offenses eligible for expungement; it establishes qualifications for an eligible offender; and it sets forth procedures for filing an expungement petition.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 29, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6667: Fresh Start Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6667/
MLA
"H.R. 6667: Fresh Start Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6667/.
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H.R. 6667, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6667/.
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[H.R. 6667: Fresh Start Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6667/)
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