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Fresh Start Act of 2021

Introduced: October 21, 2021 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 21, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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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 October 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3049: Fresh Start Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3049/

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"S. 3049: Fresh Start Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3049/.

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S. 3049, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3049/.

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