H.R.5158: REDEEM Act

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Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 or the REDEEM Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent or juvenile offenses. Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment. Sets forth...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
Sept. 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Aug. 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
July 18, 2014
Referred to House Ways and Means
July 18, 2014
Referred to House Agriculture
July 18, 2014
Referred to House Judiciary
July 18, 2014

Introduced in the House by Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.)

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