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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8560
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 9, 2020Mr. 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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act.
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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,.