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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2617

Legislation Overview

Title: Renew Act of 2017

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Description: Renew Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify expungement eligibility criteria for certain first-time drug offenders. Specifically, it broadens eligibility to allow the expungement of certain records related to a first-time drug possession offense committed before age 25 (currently, before age 21).

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: June 26, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2617/all-info

Sponsors

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19 sponsors: Hakeem Jeffries (D); Trey Gowdy (R); Cedric Richmond (D); John Ratcliffe (R); Robert Scott (D); Daniel Donovan (R); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Ron DeSantis (R); Tony Cardenas (D); Mia Love (R); Danny Davis (D); Carlos Curbelo (R); James Sensenbrenner (R); John Conyers (D); Raul Labrador (R); John Rutherford (R); Pramila Jayapal (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); John Katko (R)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jun 26 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	May 24 2017	Introduced in House
House	May 24 2017	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Jun 1 2017	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill