3.0.0 827 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z Senate S 2017-04-05 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-05T17:42:36Z MERCY Act 115 901 HR 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS MERCY Act 115 329 S 2017-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Clean Start Act 115 511 S 2017-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS REDEEM Act 115 1906 HR 2017-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2017-04-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-04-05 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care 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 Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Mental health Personnel records Poverty and welfare assistance Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate 2018-01-03T19:08:35Z Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2017 or the REDEEM Act

This bill creates a mechanism by which certain eligible individuals may file a petition to seal federal criminal records with respect to covered nonviolent offenses. If an individual is eligible for such a sealing order, the court must notify the person in writing of their potential eligibility. The bill establishes a set of rules and procedures for assessing a sealing petition. If granted, the offense, criminal proceeding, conviction, or sentence shall be treated as if it never occurred.

A judge shall issue a sealing order three years after the date on which a person is adjudicated delinquent for a juvenile nonviolent offense if certain conditions are met.

The use of room confinement (defined as involuntary placement of a juvenile alone in a cell) for discipline, other than a temporary response to a juvenile's behavior that presents harm to others, is prohibited.

The bill removes possession and use of controlled substance as a disqualifying activity under federal welfare laws. Further, the prohibition from access to federal welfare benefits for drug-related offenses shall not apply to persons who, among other things, have completed a certified substance abuse treatment program.

When awarding grants under the Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may give preference to states that have laws similar to this bill's provisions.

DOJ shall establish and enforce procedures to ensure the prompt release of accurate records exchanged for employment-related purposes through the records system created by this bill.

]]> REDEEM Act Display Title REDEEM Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced REDEEM Act Short Titles as Introduced Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s827is/xml/BILLS-115s827is.xml 2017-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.