3.0.0 1529 2019-11-15T21:35:22Z 2019-11-15T21:35:22Z House H HR 2009-03-16 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T17:58:25Z Referred to 2009-03-16T16:31:48Z Fresh Start Act of 2010 111 5492 HR 2010-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2009-04-27 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 N J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2010-04-22 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2010-05-04 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2010-05-25 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2010-06-30 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives National and community service Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-03-16 Introduced in House 2009-04-03T20:36:24Z Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and (5) completed at least one year of community service.

Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor to file an expungement petition. Directs the court, in ruling on such petition, after determining petitioner eligibility, to weigh the petitioner's interests against the best interests of justice and public safety.

Authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain a nonpublic manual or computerized index of expunged records, to be made available only to federal and state law enforcement personnel who have custody of such records for limited disclosure purposes.

Requires the restoration of expunged records of individuals subsequently convicted of any federal or state offense.]]>

Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses. Display Title Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1529ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1529ih.xml 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.