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Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007
To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 1/22/2007--Introduced.
Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has:
(1) never been convicted of a ... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| January 22, 2007 |
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July 18, 2007 Congressman Bob Filner Gives Rangel's Second Chance Act Big Boost
WASHINGTON, DC - The Rehabilitated Project announced that Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA) has agreed to become a cosponsor of HR 623, the "Second Chance Act ...
July 05, 2007 King of 'Carceration
Charlie Rangel's has introduced HR 623 which would provide that nonviolent, first-time offenders who have completed all terms of their sentence, ...
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August 20, 2008 110th Congress: HR 252 through HR 750
Bill No: HR 623 Our Position: OPPOSE Title: `Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007' To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses. Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/22/2007) ...
August 05, 2008 Resource Price Check *32 of them**(5)
HR; 623 M: 936 OQ: 920 SR: 786 UT: 797 LOT 11: Resource Quantity: 420K Resource Type: Tateafic Resource Class: Polysteel Copper CR: 699 C: 951 DR: 622 HR; 626 M: 962 OQ: 999 SR: 749 UT: 7994 LOT 12: Resource Quantity: 732K ...
August 04, 2008 Support the Second Chance Act of 2007 (HR 623)
Forum: Pardons And Expungement Law Posted By: Limbo93 Post Time: 08-03-2008 at 09:06 PM.
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This bill must be supported and passed.
This bill must be supported and passed. Contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee and tell them that you want their support of this practical and realistic initiative to restore hope to thousands of families.
This bill should be past now that the Second chance act of 2007 was signed into law on April 9th. Does anyone know the current status? What needs to be done to get this bill going through the House and Senate. This bill was introduce before the Second chance act of 2007 but has not moved anywhere yet. Lets get this thing going..
Contact members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. If one of them is in your district, send them a fax or email. They will respond. THanks
This bill should pass, because it is supported by the majority of the American people. Why do we hold back our American citizens from living up to their God given potential, for their entire lives, because of a minor mistake or misjudgment? With the internet popularity almost all employers are doing background searches on every potential employee. The way the information is portrayed on a rap sheet, it is a wonder that anyone that has ever been arrested ever gets a job. In many states you cannot even expunge an accusation were one was found not guilty. This is absurd. What has our system come to when the ones with all the power are hurting those with none?
Call your representative. Or send a fax or email to the members of the House Judiciary committee. They need to know that people really are watching the progress on this bill. Right now it's like being punished for life if you make a single mistake, or even if you are unfairly convicted of something. If people are permanently barred from getting a good job, or any job, then we lose millions of productive people from the workforce and tax rolls. Let your congressmen know that.
No cost to the taxpayers from this bill. In fact it will put more money into the local, state and national economies because people can go back to work.
I am All for this bill. My father is in the federal prision system, and has been for almost eleven years. He is now sixty-six years old, and it is time for hime to come home. Please let someone have a heart. They deserve a second chance.
I agree I and others can benefit from this bill please god put compasion in these peole heart...
This is such a necessary thing to get approved for those of us that has seen a good person make bad decisions especially becuase of drugs. Their are so many people that deserve the second chance especially if they have fufilled their punishment and changed their lives! My brother is such a smart guy that got addicted to drugs and began selling them for the habit. He is three years clean, fufilled all the felony sentencing..but he is hopeless he is living with one mistake every time he CANNOT get a job. Employers treat him like he is a murder/rapist yet he went to college, intellegent and the first person to lend his hand to a person in need. It makes me soo sad to know how depressed he gets about not being able to do anything without that haunting him. I can not see how we expect some of the ex felons to live productive lives when they can not get even close to the same chances for work. This is such a great bill and will have a positive effect on all of us!
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