H.R. 8980 · 116th Congress
Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kwanza Hall
- Introduced
- 2020-12-16
- Latest action
- 2020-12-16 · Introduced in House
Summary
Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020
This bill establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings for federal nonviolent offenses related to cannabis, cocaine, or crack. Further, the bill requires a state, in order to be eligible for Department of Justice grants, to have a substantially similar resentencing and expungement program for nonviolent offenses under state law.