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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Education.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H90F5920AB3A24B13A9DC12507D7FA78E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marijuana Misdemeanor Expungement Act.
- Section H46810C42E08141DCAA5AA6A49DFD37D0: 2. Definitions As used in this section: The term criminal justice agency means— a Federal or State court; a governmental agency or any subunit thereof that—...
- Section H1FB8134CC6F44C9E8A366138F36BF333: 3. Court review for expungement Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Chief Justice of the United States shall promulgate...
- Section HFF5FA26D86DD4BDB985563252644C56B: 4. Petitioning court for expungement At any point after the date of enactment of this section, any individual with an official record for an expungable event...
- Section H5F49AD985065485DB6BC3C8386D310E9: 5. Effect of expungement An order of expungement shall restore the affected individual, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he or she occupied...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Armstrong) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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