Firearms Owners Against Crime
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Expunging misdemeanor grade marijuana offenses. Restoration of rights.
Title: Marijuana Misdemeanor Expungement Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To amend Federal law to create an expungement mechanism and a process to petition for expungement for low-level violations of the Controlled Substances Act as it relates to marijuana, to study the impact of expungements issued, and for other purposes.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 2, 2024
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8917/all-info
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2 sponsors: Troy Carter (D); Kelly Armstrong (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 2 2024 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 2 2024 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 13 2024 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill