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Creates two new federal rules that require automatic and petition-based sealing of many federal arrest and conviction records for nonviolent offenses and certain marijuana-related offenses. The law defines who qualifies, when records are sealed automatically versus by petition, who may still access sealed records, penalties for unlawful disclosure, and agency responsibilities (rulemaking, building digital systems, and reporting) to implement the program.
Sets exceptions for law enforcement, courts, national security and certain background checks, gives employers limited immunity when relying on sealed-record information in specific ways, and requires agencies to adopt implementing rules, build and connect digital systems, and report on progress within set timelines.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced May 1, 2025 by Lisa Blunt Rochester · Last progress May 1, 2025