,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fabi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjba,mr4
 ,joyce ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,ms4       
,ocasio-,cortez7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,attorney ,g5]al to make grants to      
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t to r$uce
 ! f9ancial & adm9i/rative burd5 (      
expung+ convictions = cannabis (f5ses1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>ness+           
,opportunities by ,pursu+ ,expungem5t   
,act ( #bjba or ! ,,hope ,act ( #bjba4  
#b4 ,/ate ,expungem5t ,opportunity      
,grant ,program  7a7 ,"n ( program ,!   
grant program e/abli%$ "u ?is section   
%all be kn[n z ! ,/ate ,expungem5t      
,opportunity ,grant ,program4  7b7      
,au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al is    
au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ates &     
units ( local gov]nm5t to r$uce !       
f9ancial & adm9i/rative burd5 ( expung+ 
convictions = cannabis (f5ses t are     

available to individuals :o h be5       
convict$ ( su* (f5ses "u ! laws ( !     
,/ate4  7c7 ,application ,! *ief        
executive ( a ,/ate or unit ( local     
gov]nm5t seek+ a grant "u ?is section   
%all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al may reasonably require4  7d7 ,use
 ( funds ,grants "u ?is section %all be 
us$-- 7#a7 = te*nology to provide       
co/-effective legal relief at scale2    
7#b7 to automate ! process ( expung+    
convictions = cannabis (f5ses2  7#c7 =  
cl9ics1 includ+ legal cl9ics1 t assi/   
individuals ?r\gh ! expungem5t process2 
7#d7 to implem5t ! notice requirem5t    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e72  7#e7 to seal
 records ( conviction = cannabis (f5ses1
 if appropriate2 &  7#f7 = o!r          
innovative p>tn]%ips to provide         
wide-scale relief to individuals :o are 
eligible = ! expungem5t ( a conviction =
 a cannabis (f5se "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate4  
7e7 ,notice requirem5t ,a jurisdiction t

 receives a grant "u ?is section %all-- 
7#a7 publi% on a publicly accessible    
website in=mation ab\t ! availability & 
process ( expung+ convictions = cannabis
 (f5ses1 includ+ in=mation = individuals
 liv+ 9 a diff]5t jurisdiction :o 7     
convict$ ( a cannabis (f5se 9 t         
jurisdiction2  7#b7 implem5t a process  
to notify ea* individual convict$ ( a   
cannabis (f5se :5-- 7,a7 ! expungem5t   
process has begun2 &  7,b7 :5 !         
expungem5t is complete1 :i* %all1 if    
applicable1 include an (ficial          
c]tificate ( expungem5t 7includ+ any o!r
 simil> docum5t us$ by ! jurisdiction74 
7f7 ,report ,a jurisdiction t receives a
 grant "u ?is section %all submit to !  
,attorney ,g5]al a report describ+ !    
uses ( su* funds1 & h[ _m convictions = 
cannabis (f5ses h be5 expung$ us+ su*   
funds4  7g7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is  
section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh 
#bjcb4  #c4 ,/udy on ! impact ( crim9al 

(f5ses relat$ to cannabis  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all conduct a /udy & submit to         
,congress & make publicly available on !
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice a      
report on-- 7#a7 ! effects ( ! appe>ance
 on an individual's crim9al record      
report ( a conviction = a crim9al (f5se 
relat$ to cannabis1 includ+-- 7,a7      
disqualify+ him or h] f future          
opportunities 9 h\s+ & employm5t2  7,b7 
increas+ ! likelihood t ! individual w h
 future involvem5t ) ! crim9al ju/ice   
sy/em2  7,c7 h[ any su* effects diff]   
bas$ on demographics1 includ+ race2 &   
7,d7 any o!r matt]s det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,attorney ,g5]al2 &  7#b7 ! co/s   
incurr$ by ,/ates = inc>c]at+ an        
individual convict$ = a crim9al (f5se   
relat$ to cannabis4  7b7 ,cl>ification  
,! report "u subsection 7a7 may n       
include any p]sonally id5tifiable       
in=mation4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,! t]m cannabis means ei!r        

m>ijuana or cannabis z def9$ "u ! ,/ate 
law au?oriz+ ! sale or use ( cannabis 9 
:i* ! individual or entity is locat$4   
7#b7 ,! t]m cannabis (f5se means a      
crim9al (f5se relat$ to cannabis t1 "u  
,/ate law1 is no long] an (f5se or t 0  
designat$ a less] (f5se or = :i* !      
p5alty 0 r$uc$ "u ,/ate law pursuant to 
or foll[+ ! adoption ( a ,/ate law      
au?oriz+ ! sale or use ( cannabis4