Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill to mandate the automatic sealing of criminal records for certain non-violent federal marijuana convictions.
Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Clean Slate Act last week. The measure would also provide relief to people who have been arrested for other offenses that did not result in a conviction.
The legislation has been filed over the last several sessions, and the previous version advanced through the House Judiciary Committee last year. It wasn’t ultimately taken up on the floor, however.
“Since coming to Congress, the Clean Slate Act has been one of my top priorities,” Blunt Rochester said in a press release. “With 9 in 10 employers conducting background checks, 4 in 5 landlords, and 3 in 5 universities doing the same, we know just how critical it is to give those who have served their time and paid their debt to society a clean slate and a second chance.”
I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle and across Congress to pass this much-needed legislation to create equitable economic opportunity for millions of Americans. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/F6WKeVZUF0
— Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (@RepLBR) April 27, 2023
“As we continue to face workforce shortages impacting industries across the country and our economy, it’s never been more important to do all we can to create equitable economic opportunity for millions of Americans,” she said. “I look…
