I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3124 
To permit the expungement of records of certain marijuana-related offenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To permit the expungement of records of certain marijuana- 
related offenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Slate for Mari-
juana Offenses Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR CER-
TAIN MARIJUANA-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 229 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after subchapter C 
the following new subchapter: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—EXPUNGEMENT 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘3631. Expungement of certain criminal records in limited circumstances. 
‘‘3632. Requirements for expungement. 
‘‘3633. Procedure for expungement. 
‘‘3634. Effect of expungement. 
‘‘3635. Disclosure of expunged records. 
‘‘§ 3631. Expungement of certain criminal records in 
limited circumstances 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual convicted of a 
qualifying marijuana-related offense who fulfills the re-
quirements of section 3632 may, upon petition for 
expungement made in accordance with this subchapter, 
obtain an order granting expungement under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF QUALIFYING MARIJUANA-RE-
LATED OFFENSE.—In this subchapter, the term ‘quali-
fying marijuana-related offense’ means an offense against 
the United States in which the conduct constituting the 
offense— 
‘‘(1) was legal under the State law at the time 
of the offense; or 
‘‘(2) was the possession of marijuana in a quan-
tity is not greater than one ounce. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this subchapter, the 
term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
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‘‘§ 3632. Requirements for expungement 
‘‘No individual shall be eligible for an order of 
expungement under this subchapter unless, before filing 
a petition under this subchapter, such individual fulfills 
all requirements of the sentence for the conviction for 
which expungement is sought, including completion of any 
term of imprisonment or period of probation, meeting all 
conditions of a supervised release, and paying all fines. 
‘‘§ 3633. Procedure for expungement 
‘‘(a) PETITION.—An individual may file a petition for 
expungement of a conviction in the court in which the con-
viction was obtained. A copy of the petition shall be served 
by the court upon the United States Attorney for the judi-
cial district of that court. 
‘‘(b) OPPORTUNITY FOR GOVERNMENT TO CONTEST 
PETITION.—Not later than 60 days after the date a copy 
of a petition is served on the Government under subsection 
(a), the Government may, if the Government determines 
the facts do not support the petition, inform the court and 
the petitioner that the Government opposes granting 
expungement. If the Government does so inform the court 
and the petitioner, the court shall allow the Government 
and the petitioner an opportunity to present evidence and 
argument relating to the petition. 
‘‘(c) COURT-ORDERED EXPUNGEMENT.—If, after the 
passage of the 60-day period described in subsection (a) 
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or earlier, if the Government informs the court it will not 
oppose granting expungement or if proceedings related to 
that opposition have been completed, the court determines 
the preponderance of the evidence before the court sup-
ports the granting of expungement under this subchapter, 
the court shall issue an order granting that expungement. 
If the court determines the petition is not supported by 
the preponderance of the evidence before the court, the 
court shall deny the petition. 
‘‘§ 3634. Effect of expungement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An order granting expungement 
under this subchapter restores the individual concerned, 
in the contemplation of the law, to the status that indi-
vidual occupied before the arrest or the institution of 
criminal proceedings for the offense for which expunge-
ment is granted. 
‘‘(b) NO DISQUALIFICATION; STATEMENTS.—After 
an order under this subchapter granting expungement of 
an individual’s criminal records, that individual is not re-
quired to divulge information pertaining to the expunged 
conviction. The fact that such individual has been con-
victed of the criminal offense concerned shall not operate 
as a disqualification of that individual to pursue or engage 
in any lawful activity, occupation, or profession. Such indi-
vidual is not guilty of any perjury, false answering, or 
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