# 119-hr-3114: Clean Slate Act of 2025 119-hr-3114, Clean Slate Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3114 - As of: 2026-10-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3114 - Congress: 119 - Title: Clean Slate Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-04-30 - Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA) - Cosponsors: 5 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-10-08 ## Summary **This bill would create a federal system for the automatic sealing of federal criminal records** and a separate petition process to seal many nonviolent federal offenses, including certain marijuana-related federal offenses. - People with qualifying federal nonviolent convictions could have records sealed automatically once they meet set waiting periods. Timelines include 1 year after sentence completion and 60 days after an acquittal. - Employers would be barred from most background checks on sealed records and would have immunity for misconduct tied to the sealed portion of an employee's record. - Law enforcement and courts keep limited access for specified purposes, victims get notice and protections, and the Attorney General must issue rules and ensure pre-enactment records are sealed within a two-year window. ## Cosponsors (5) - Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Automatic sealing for arrests and marijuana cases: benefit, medium. If enacted, certain federal records would seal on a set schedule. After an acquittal or exoneration, sealing would happen within 60 days. If you were arrested and no charges are filed by day 180, records would seal on that day, though a court could unseal to file charges. For nonviolent federal mar… - Petition to seal more nonviolent records: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could ask a federal court to seal records of certain nonviolent offenses one year after you finish your sentence. The court would notify prosecutors and victims, hold a hearing, and decide within 180 days unless you waive that timing. You could request a lawyer, use a simple univers… - Privacy rules for sealed records: benefit, medium. If enacted, sealed records could not be shown to the public or used in most background checks. Law enforcement and courts could access sealed records only for investigations, prosecutions, or certain sensitive jobs. If your record is sealed, you generally could not be charged with perjury for not d… - Build sealing systems and public reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the courts or Attorney General could fund tech systems to seal records and allow limited law-enforcement access. Each federal district court would publish a public report two years after enactment and every year after. Reports would show sealing petition results and be broken down by ra… - Penalties for leaks and employer immunity: mixed, low. If enacted, it would be a crime to knowingly disclose sealed records in prohibited ways, with fines or up to one year in jail. You or a crime victim could still share your own sealed information. Employers would be immune from some claims if the misconduct ties only to parts of records that were se… ## Related bills - 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-3114 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3114) ## Related - [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422) - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3114 (as of 2026-10-08).