# 119-s-3482: First Step Implementation Act of 2025

119-s-3482, First Step Implementation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3482
- Congress: 119
- Title: First Step Implementation Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Expands sentence reductions and juvenile-record relief** by letting courts apply earlier First Step Act changes retroactively and by creating new parole-like and sealing paths for people who offended as youth. It would also narrow some federal drug-penalty references and set a federal system to correct and limit criminal-record exchanges for jobs. - Families and young people: Would create broad automatic sealing for many juvenile nonviolent records after about 3 years and automatic expungement for certain offenses committed and completed by younger teens, cutting long-term barriers to education and work. - People serving long sentences: Would let courts ask to reduce sentences as if the First Step Act changes had applied at the time of the offense and would authorize a parole-like reduction for those who committed offenses before age 18 after at least 20 years served with a minimum 5-year supervised release. - Job applicants and employers: Would require federal procedures to correct incomplete or inaccurate records, set fast timelines for disposition and challenges, and bar use of certain old arrests in most employment checks.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer juvenile sealing and expungement: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand sealing and expungement of juvenile nonviolent records to help with jobs, housing, and education. Juvenile records for nonviolent offenses would be sealed automatically three years after a person finishes all probation or supervision, if they have no new conviction…
- Federal background check accuracy rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to set procedures so federal arrest and case records used for jobs, housing, or credit are accurate and timely. The AG would try to get case dispositions within 10 days before a record is shared and must finish investigating applicant challenges within 30…
- New sentence relief and drug rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create new ways to shorten some federal sentences and change some drug-penalty language. A court could reduce a prison term for someone who committed an offense before age 18 after they have served at least 20 years; the Bureau of Prisons must notify people at 19 years, a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3482 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3482)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1792)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3482 (as of 2026-08-11).