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Clean Slate Act of 2025
A bill to require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Clean Slate Act of 2025
This bill establishes a framework for sealing records related to certain federal criminal offenses.
Courts must automatically seal records related to (1) a conviction for simple possession of a controlled substance or for any nonviolent offense involving marijuana, or (2) an arrest for an offense that does not result in a conviction.
Additionally, an individual who meets certain criteria may petition to seal records related to a conviction for other nonviolent offenses.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- May 1, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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