Clean Slate Act of 2019
Latest action · May 20, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Slate Act of 2019
This bill establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain federal criminal offenses.
Courts must automatically seal records related to (1) a conviction for simple possession of a controlled substance or for any nonviolent offense involving marijuana, or (2) an arrest for an offense that does not result in a conviction.
Additionally, an individual who meets certain criteria may petition to seal records related to a conviction for other nonviolent offenses.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2019 to Sep 4, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Apr 22, 2019 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 4, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H3280H.R. 2348–2352 | — | Apr 22, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 67, April 22, 2019, page H3280.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5047 | Clean Slate Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2020 |
| HR 6669 | Clean Slate Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Oct 9, 2018 |
| HR 6677 | Clean Slate Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Oct 9, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean Slate Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
