3.0.0 1672 2023-01-11T13:27:59Z 2023-01-11T13:27:59Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FATTAH:H.R. 1672.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution, the Congress shall have the power ``[t]oregulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the severalstates, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H2113]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T15:07:41Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:07:25Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2015-04-20T14:36:04Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:07:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T21:38:30Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:07:35Z Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 114 675 S 2015-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS MERCY Act 114 1965 S 2015-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6387-6388) Related bill CRS 2015-04-29 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-04-20 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2015-04-07 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 N B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2015-03-26 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2015-03-26 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2015-03-26 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2015-03-26 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2015-10-28 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2015-10-28 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-10-28 False Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee hiring Evidence and witnesses Food assistance and relief Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Mental health Personnel records Poverty and welfare assistance Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2015-05-01T21:46:38Z Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 or the REDEEM Act

Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent criminal or juvenile offenses.

Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment.

Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to remove offenses relating to possession or use of a controlled substance from the categories of drug offenses that result in the convicted individual being ineligible for assistance under: (1) a state program funded with temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) grants under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; or (2) the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) or any state program carried out under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Prohibits the denial of such assistance and benefits if the convicted individual: (1) has completed, is participating in, or agrees to enroll in a substance abuse treatment program; (2) is a custodial parent; (3) is suffering from a serious illness; (4) is pregnant; or (5) is in compliance with the terms of a sentence imposed for the conviction. Includes employment services among the categories of federal benefits that are not to be denied under PRWORA.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Department of Justice (DOJ), in awarding public safety and community policing grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant in a state with laws similar to this Act.

Directs DOJ to establish procedures for the prompt release of accurate records exchanged for employment-related purposes through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's background check system. Requires DOJ to: (1) obtain the consent of an individual to whom a record pertains as a condition to exchanging records with an entity requesting the information for employment, housing, or credit application purposes; and (2) allow individuals to challenge the accuracy and completeness of their records.

Prohibits exchanges of records regarding: (1) an arrest more than two years before a record request if the record does not also include the disposition of that arrest; (2) non-serious offenses, such as drunkenness, vagrancy, loitering, disturbing the peace, or curfew violations; or (3) circumstances that are not clearly arrests or dispositions.

]]> REDEEM Act Display Title REDEEM Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced REDEEM Act Short Titles as Introduced Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1672ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1672ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.