H.R. 4958
IntroducedKenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act
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118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4958
To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge records of disposition after successful completion of court-imposed probation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2023
Mr. Ivey (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Lee of Florida, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge records of disposition after successful completion of court-imposed probation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING AGE REQUIREMENT FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN RECORDS OF DISPOSITION FOR SIMPLE POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.
Section 3607(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the time of the offense,''. <all>