Bill > HR2410

This bill, called the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act of 2019, would provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to federal nonviolent criminal offenses. Key provisions include: - Allowing eligible individuals who have been convicted of certain nonviolent federal offenses to petition the court to have their records sealed, with procedures for a hearing and consideration of the public interest and the petitioner's rehabilitation. Records would be automatically sealed for certain nonviolent drug offenses. - Establishing procedures for the sealing and expungement of juvenile records, including automatic sealing of records for juvenile nonviolent offenses and provisions allowing juveniles to petition for early sealing or expungement. - Restricting the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in detention facilities and requiring reporting on its use. - Providing incentives for states to enact similar laws on record sealing/expungement and juvenile justice reforms. - Requiring the Attorney General to ensure the accuracy and completeness of records used in FBI background checks for civil purposes. - Requiring a report on federal statutory and regulatory restrictions or disqualifications based on criminal records.

Health and Social Services, Justice, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2410/all-info