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H.R. 8980

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To provide for the resentencing and expungement of nonviolent offenses for individuals adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · December 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
December 16, 2020
Sponsor
Rep. Kwanza HallD
Cosponsors (0)
None
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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.

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