Fresh Start Act of 2021
Summary
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).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 20, 2021
Last action Sep 21, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
lower
Sep 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Fred Keller
RRepublican
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