Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

Bill: 116-hr-8560
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2020-10-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits the expungement of certain records concerning first-time drug possession offenses that were committed at any age. Under current law, only individuals who committed these offenses before age 21 may apply to have their records expunged.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8560 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2020 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. Taylor ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act . 2. 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, .