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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2596
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 27, 2023Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge records of disposition 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 records of disposition 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,.