I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3114 
To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2025 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, 
and for other purposes. 
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 Act of 
2025’’. 
SEC. 2. SEALING OF CERTAIN RECORDS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subchapter A of chapter 227 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 3560. Automatic sealing of certain records 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is not a sex offender; 
‘‘(B) has been— 
‘‘(i) arrested for a Federal offense for 
which the individual was not convicted; or 
‘‘(ii) convicted of an offense under 
section 404 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 844) or any Federal non-
violent offense involving marijuana; 
‘‘(C) in the case of a conviction described 
in subparagraph (B)(ii), has fulfilled each re-
quirement of the sentence for the offense, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) completing each term of imprison-
ment, probation, or supervised release; and 
‘‘(ii) satisfying each condition of im-
prisonment, probation, or supervised re-
lease; and 
‘‘(D) has not been convicted for any of-
fense related to treason, terrorism, access and 
transmission of sensitive defense information, 
or other national security related convictions; 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘marijuana’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘marihuana’ in section 102 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘nonviolent offense’ means an of-
fense that is not— 
‘‘(A) murder; 
‘‘(B) voluntary manslaughter; 
‘‘(C) kidnapping; 
‘‘(D) aggravated assault; 
‘‘(E) a forcible sex offense; 
‘‘(F) robbery; 
‘‘(G) arson; 
‘‘(H) extortion; 
‘‘(I) the use or unlawful possession of— 
‘‘(i) a firearm, as defined in section 
5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; or 
‘‘(ii) explosive materials, as defined in 
section 841(c); 
‘‘(J) a sex offense (as that term is defined 
in section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration 
and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20911)); 
‘‘(K) torture, in violation of section 2340A; 
‘‘(L) interstate domestic violence, in viola-
tion of section 2261; 
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‘‘(M) an offense under chapter 77; or 
‘‘(N) an attempt or conspiracy to commit 
an offense described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (M); and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘sex offender’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 111 of the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 
20911). 
‘‘(b) AUTOMATIC SEALING FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS 
AND NONVIOLENT OFFENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the time of sentencing 
of a covered individual for a conviction for an of-
fense pursuant to section 404 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) or any Federal non-
violent offense involving marijuana, the court shall 
enter an order that each record and portion thereof 
that relates to the offense shall be sealed automati-
cally on the date that is 1 year after the covered in-
dividual fulfills each requirement of the sentence, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) completing each term of imprison-
ment, probation, or supervised release; and 
‘‘(B) satisfying each condition of imprison-
ment, probation, or supervised release. 
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‘‘(2) ACQUITTAL; DETERMINATION NOT TO FILE 
CHARGES.— 
‘‘(A) ACQUITTAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which a covered individual is 
acquitted, exonerated, or otherwise subject to a 
judgment which did not result in a conviction 
for a Federal offense, each record or portion 
thereof that relates to the Federal offense shall 
be sealed automatically. 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION
NOT
TO
FILE 
CHARGES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a covered indi-
vidual is arrested for a Federal offense and 
the Government does not file charges 
against the covered individual in relation 
to the Federal offense before the date that 
is 180 days after the date on which the ar-
rest was made, each record or portion 
thereof that relates to the arrest and Fed-
eral offense shall be sealed automatically 
on such date. 
‘‘(ii) UNSEALING
FOR
FILING
OF 
CHARGES.—At the request of the Govern-
ment, a court may unseal a record sealed 
under clause (i) in order for the Govern-
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ment to file charges against the covered in-
dividual in relation to the Federal offense 
described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—If a record is un-
sealed under clause (ii), the record may 
only be resealed in accordance with para-
graph (1) or subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SEALING ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) PROTECTION
FROM
ACCESS.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), a record that has been 
sealed under this section or section 3560A shall not 
be accessible to any person. 
‘‘(2) PROTECTION FROM PERJURY LAWS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), an individual whose record 
has been sealed pursuant to this section shall 
not be required to disclose the existence of or 
any information contained in the individual’s 
sealed record, and shall not be subject to pros-
ecution under any civil or criminal provision of 
Federal or State law relating to perjury, false 
swearing, or making a false statement, includ-
ing under section 1001, 1621, 1622, or 1623, 
for failing to recite or acknowledge any infor-
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mation that has been sealed with respect to the 
offense, or respond to any inquiry made of the 
individual, relating to the protected informa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An individual whose 
record has been sealed pursuant to this section 
shall disclose information contained in such 
record— 
‘‘(i) when testifying in court; 
‘‘(ii) in the course of questioning by a 
law enforcement officer in connection with 
a subsequent criminal investigation; or 
‘‘(iii) in connection with employment 
described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of 
paragraph (4)(A)(ii) that the individual is 
seeking. 
‘‘(3) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the existence of a record of 
an individual which has been sealed pursuant to this 
section, or the information contained therein, shall 
not be included in any background check conducted 
on such individual. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT AC-
CESS.—An officer or employee of a law enforce-
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ment agency or a court may access a record of 
an individual which has been sealed pursuant to 
this section and is in the possession of the 
agency or court, or another law enforcement 
agency or court, solely— 
‘‘(i) for investigatory or prosecutorial 
purposes; or 
‘‘(ii) for a background check that re-
lates to— 
‘‘(I) employment with a law en-
forcement agency; 
‘‘(II) any position that a Federal 
agency designates as a— 
‘‘(aa) national security posi-
tion; or 
‘‘(bb) high-risk, public trust 
position; 
‘‘(III) the manufacture, importa-
tion, sale, transfer, possession, or car-
rying of firearms, explosives, or am-
munition; or 
‘‘(IV) employment for a position 
involving the manufacture, importa-
tion, handling, sale, or transfer of 
controlled substances, as that term is 
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defined under the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), or where 
the employment would provide access 
to such substances. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE.—An officer or em-
ployee of a law enforcement agency or a court 
may disclose information contained in a sealed 
record only in order to carry out the purposes 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(d) INDIVIDUAL ACCESS.—Any individual whose 
record has been sealed pursuant to this section or section 
3560A may access the information contained in the indi-
vidual’s sealed record. 
‘‘(e) PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly ac-
cesses or discloses information contained in a record 
sealed under this section or section 3560A in a man-
ner that is prohibited under this section, shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
1 year, or both. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection prevents a covered individual or an 
individual who was the crime victim (as such term 
is defined in section 3771(e)) from accessing or dis-
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closing information contained in record sealed under 
this section or section 3560A. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or section 3560A shall abrogate or constrain the au-
thority of a judge or judicial body to vacate a judgment 
or sentence. 
‘‘(g) RULEMAKING.—The Attorney General shall, by 
rule, establish a process to ensure that any record in the 
possession of a Federal agency required to be sealed under 
this section is automatically sealed in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to an 
arrest that occurred or conviction that was entered before, 
on, or after the date of enactment of this section. Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall ensure that any record 
related to an arrest or conviction that occurred or was en-
tered prior to the automatic sealing of such a record, 
which record is required to be sealed under this section, 
is so sealed. 
‘‘(i) EMPLOYER IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.—An 
employer who employs or otherwise engages an individual 
whose criminal records were sealed pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be immune from liability for any claim arising 
out of the misconduct of the individual, if the misconduct 
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relates to the portion of the criminal records that were 
sealed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(j) ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS.—The Ad-
ministrative Office of the United States Courts or the At-
torney General shall enter into a contract with or make 
grants to an organization with expertise in creating digital 
and technological systems to develop an efficient and effec-
tive process for sealing records in accordance with this sec-
tion and section 3560A. This process shall enable access 
to sealed records by Federal and non-Federal law enforce-
ment agencies for the purposes set forth in subsection 
(c)(4)(A) of this section. 
‘‘§ 3560A. Sealing of certain records upon petition 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered nonviolent offense’ 
means a Federal criminal offense that is not— 
‘‘(A) murder; 
‘‘(B) voluntary manslaughter; 
‘‘(C) kidnapping; 
‘‘(D) aggravated assault; 
‘‘(E) a forcible sex offense; 
‘‘(F) robbery; 
‘‘(G) arson; 
‘‘(H) extortion; or 
‘‘(I) the use or unlawful possession of— 
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‘‘(i) a firearm, as defined in section 
5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; or 
‘‘(ii) explosive materials, as defined in 
section 841(c); 
‘‘(J) a sex offense (as that term is defined 
in section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration 
and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20911)); 
‘‘(K) torture, in violation of section 2340A; 
‘‘(L) interstate domestic violence, in viola-
tion of section 2261; 
‘‘(M) an offense under chapter 77; or 
‘‘(N) an attempt or conspiracy to commit 
any of the offenses described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (M); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible individual’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted of a covered non-
violent offense; 
‘‘(B) has fulfilled each requirement of the 
sentence for the covered nonviolent offense, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) completing each term of imprison-
ment, probation, or supervised release; and 
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‘‘(ii) satisfying each condition of im-
prisonment, probation, or supervised re-
lease; 
‘‘(C) has not been convicted of more than 
2 felonies that are covered nonviolent offenses, 
including any such convictions that have been 
sealed (except that for purposes of this sub-
paragraph, 2 or more felony convictions that 
are covered nonviolent offenses arising out of 
the same act, or acts committed at the same 
time, shall be treated as one felony conviction); 
‘‘(D) has not been convicted of any felony 
that is not a covered nonviolent offense; and 
‘‘(E) has not been convicted for any of-
fense related to treason, terrorism, access and 
transmission of sensitive defense information, 
or other national security related convictions; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘petitioner’ means an individual 
who files a sealing petition; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘protected information’, with re-
spect to a covered nonviolent offense, means any ref-
erence to— 
‘‘(A) an arrest, conviction, or sentence of 
an individual for the offense; 
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‘‘(B) the institution of criminal pro-
ceedings against an individual for the offense; 
or 
‘‘(C) the result of criminal proceedings de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘sealing hearing’ means a hearing 
held under subsection (c)(2); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘sealing petition’ means a petition 
for a sealing order filed under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) RIGHT TO FILE SEALING PETITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 
is 1 year after the date on which the eligible indi-
vidual has fulfilled each requirement described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B), an eligible individual may file 
a petition for a sealing order with respect to a cov-
ered nonviolent offense in a district court of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO FILE PETI-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If an individual is 
convicted of a covered nonviolent offense and 
will potentially be eligible to file a sealing peti-
tion with respect to the offense upon fulfilling 
each requirement of the sentence for the offense 
as described in subsection (a)(2)(B), the court 
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