HR 8980 · 116th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-12-16· Sponsored by Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2020-12-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020 This bill establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings for federal nonviolent offenses related to cannabis, cocaine, or crack. Further, the bill requires a state, in order to be eligible for Department of Justice grants, to have a substantially similar resentencing and expungement program for nonviolent offenses under state law.…

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