# 117-hr-5651: Fresh Start Act of 2021

117-hr-5651, Fresh Start Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5651
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fresh Start Act of 2021
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
- Introduced: 2021-10-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fresh Start Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for states to implement automatic expungement laws (i.e., laws that provide for the automatic expungement or sealing of an individual's criminal records).

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.

## Sources
- [117-hr-5651 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5651)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1085)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
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