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Update: H.R. 2065, The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011 Update: H.R. 1529, The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 ''On March 16, 2009, Congressman Charles B. Rangel () sponsored and introduced The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 (1529 ) which would permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses. Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 - It amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program ; and (5) completed at least one year of community service. Status of the Legislation. Latest Major Action: : Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.' :''Update: In 2008, there were two bills entitled "The Second Chance Act (SCA)" (both are mentioned below). (The Second Chance Act by Congressman Davis ) was passed and signed into law by President Bush - who had requested such legislation as early as 2004.'' :''Due to a lack of organization of supporters at a grassroots level, the SCA by Congressman Rangel failed to gather sufficient Members to get out of committee. Congressman Rangel office staffers have indicated intent to re-introduce the bill in the 111th Congress.'' The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007 (), titled ''"To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses"'' is a bill submitted to the United States House of Representatives by Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) to amend the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for certain nonviolent criminal offenses. The resolution was introduced on January 22, 2007. ==Overview of H.R. 623== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Second Chance Act (2009)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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