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H.R. 6669: Clean Slate Act of 2018

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H.R. 6669: Clean Slate Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-08-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-08-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Clean Slate Act of 2018

Plain summary

Clean Slate Act of 2018 This bill requires courts to automatically seal records for certain arrests and nonviolent offenses involving marijuana. Additionally, the bill creates a mechanism to allow an individual to petition to seal criminal records for certain other nonviolent offenses.

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Official text

Clean Slate Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6669 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115