H.R. 2410 · 116th Congress
Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Elijah Cummings
- Introduced
- 2019-04-30
- Latest action
- 2019-05-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019 or the REDEEM Act
This bill establishes processes for the sealing and expungement of criminal records related to nonviolent offenses. It also generally prohibits room confinement (i.e., solitary confinement) for juveniles, restores access to specified federal benefits for individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses, and directs the Department of Justice to take specified actions with respect to criminal records.