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H.R. 4958 118th Congress House

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

Official title: To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge records of disposition after successful completion of court-imposed probation.

Introduced: November 3, 2023 Introduced by: Glenn Ivey Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 11 Republican 6
Jackson, Jeff
· Feb 7, 2024
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Dec 7, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 3, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 3, 2023
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 3, 2023
 R
Luttrell, Morgan
Texas · Nov 3, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2023
Manning, Kathy
· Nov 3, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Nov 3, 2023
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Nov 3, 2023
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jul 27, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 27, 2023
 R
Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Jul 27, 2023
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jul 27, 2023
 R
Moran, Nathaniel
Texas · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4958: Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4958/
MLA
"H.R. 4958: Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4958/.
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H.R. 4958, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4958/.
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[H.R. 4958: Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4958/)
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