To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to reduce the financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 18, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The HOPE Act of 2024 authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to help pay for expunging criminal convictions related to cannabis offenses. These grants can fund technology systems, automated processes, legal clinics, and public notification efforts to make it easier and cheaper for eligible individuals to get their cannabis convictions cleared from their records. The bill requires grant recipients to publish information about expungement availability online and notify individuals when their expungement process begins and completes. The legislation also directs the Attorney General to study how cannabis convictions on criminal records affect employment and housing opportunities, with particular attention to racial differences in these impacts. The bill authorizes $2 million in annual funding for the grant program from fiscal year 2025 through 2034.
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