# 116-hr-8980: Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020

116-hr-8980, Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8980
- Congress: 116
- Title: Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020 This bill establishes a process to expunge convictions and conduct sentencing review hearings for federal nonviolent offenses related to cannabis, cocaine, or crack. Further, the bill requires a state, in order to be eligible for Department of Justice grants, to have a substantially similar resentencing and expungement program for nonviolent offenses under state law.

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- 116-hr-8941: To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.
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- 116-hr-8196: Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8980 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8980)

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- [116-hr-8979: Qualified Immunity Abolition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8979)
- [116-hr-8941: To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8941)
- [116-hr-8925: John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8925)
- [116-hr-8196: Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8196)
- [116-hr-7217: Confederate Monument Removal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7217)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8980 (as of 2025-11-18).