117 S2502 RS: Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act U.S. Senate 2021-07-28 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.

IICalendar No. 183117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2502IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 28, 2021Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryDecember 13, 2021Reported by Mr. Durbin, without amendmentA BILLTo provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act.

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Eliminating age requirement for expungement of certain convictions 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,.

December 13, 2021Reported without amendment