# 119-s-2590: Fresh Start Act of 2025

119-s-2590, Fresh Start Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2590
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fresh Start Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal grant program to help states build data systems that enable automatic expungement and sealing of criminal records.** - States with a covered expungement law could receive one grant up to $5.0 million to build or upgrade systems. Grants can pay up to 75% of implementation costs. - Individuals eligible for automatic expungement or sealing would have records sealed or expunged without needing to apply, and states must not delay action because of unpaid fees or fines. - The Attorney General would administer the grants and must publish annual public reports with data on eligible people and records disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. *This bill would authorize $50.0 million for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants for automatic expungement: benefit, medium. This bill would create an Attorney General run grant program to help states build systems that make record expungement or sealing automatic. It would authorize $50,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030. The Attorney General could award each eligible state one grant, up to $5,000,000.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2590 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2590)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2590 (as of 2026-08-11).