Search Results: keywords:"expungement"

  • S. 4214 — To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,617

    S. 4214, also known as the "Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024," aims to help victims of human trafficking by allowing them to have certain convictions vacated and arrests expunged if they were related to their trafficking situation. The bill outlines a process where a victim can motion...

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    S. 4214 wants to help people who were hurt by human traffickers by letting them erase bad things they did that were not their fault because they were in a tough situation. It gives them a chance to go to court without paying money to explain that they did those things because they were scared or forced.

  • H. R. 7137 — To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,652

    The bill, H.R. 7137, also known as the “Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024,” aims to help victims of human trafficking by allowing them to wipe out certain convictions and arrests linked to their trafficking experiences. It lays out a procedure for vacating and expunging federal...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a magic eraser for people who got into trouble because they were forced into bad situations, letting them remove certain marks on their record. It also gives teachers to lawyers so they can better help these people.

  • S. 4161 — To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to reduce the financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,188

    S. 4161, also known as the “Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2024” or the “HOPE Act of 2024,” aims to reduce the financial and administrative hurdles involved in expunging cannabis-related convictions. The bill proposes a program where the Attorney...

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    The HOPE Act of 2024 is a plan to help clear people's records of cannabis crimes by giving money to states and tribes so they can make the process easier and tell people about it. This money helps pay for things like computers and advice, so it's not so hard to fix these records.

  • H. R. 10276 — To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to clarify ATF Form 4473 relating to crimes expunged and rights restored, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:437

    H. R. 10276 is a bill that aims to improve the clarity of ATF Form 4473 by directing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to revise the form to better explain exceptions regarding pardons, expungements, and restored rights for individuals with prior...

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    H. R. 10276 is a bill that wants to make a form called ATF Form 4473 clearer for people who had their mistakes erased or forgiven, and it also checks to see if anyone was wrongly accused of not telling the truth on this form recently.

  • H. R. 7137 — To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:3,951

    H.R. 7137, the "Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2024," aims to help human trafficking victims by allowing them to request the removal of certain convictions and arrests from federal records if those crimes were committed as a direct result of being trafficked. The bill outlines procedures...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7137 wants to help people who got in trouble with the law because they were being forced to do bad things when others hurt them. It says they can ask the big bosses to erase those bad marks from their records, and it makes sure that the paperwork is secret and doesn't cost any money.

  • H. R. 10248 — To create a process for the expungement of pardoned Federal offenses.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:5,235

    H.R. 10248 aims to establish a process to erase the criminal records of individuals who have received a full, unconditional pardon from the President of the United States for federal offenses. The bill is named the "Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act," inspired by the case of...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10248 is a bill that wants to help people who have been forgiven by the President for doing something wrong by erasing that from their history books, so it’s easier for them to get jobs and be part of their community again. This is like hitting a reset button on their past mistakes so they can have a fresh start.