The Clean Slate Act will help people get back to work, lift families out of poverty, and interrupt the cycle of economic instability and recidivism trapping countless individuals and families in perpetual punishment. Reschenthaler for their ongoing support for this legislation. The Clean Slate Act would, for the first time, create a path to clearing federal records by petition and take the important step of establishing automatic record clearance, starting with low-level federal drug records-an impactful platform to build from. While most states allow at least some criminal records to be cleared, people with federal criminal records have little recourse. Any record-no matter how old or minor-can be a lifelong barrier to jobs, housing, and economic mobility. In the digital era, even a minor record can be a life sentence to poverty. Nearly 9 in 10 employers, 4 in 5 landlords, and 3 in 5 colleges now use background checks to screen applicants’ criminal records. Passing the Clean Slate Act is a critical step to ensure that the 70 million Americans with criminal records are not excluded from the COVID-19 economic recovery. Workers with criminal records were already facing double-digit unemployment rates prior to the pandemic, when the overall unemployment rate was 3 to 4 percent. This legislation could not be more timely or urgently needed as the nation seeks to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Senate.įollowing the introduction of the federal Clean Slate Act, Rebecca Vallas, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) in the House and Sen. The bill would create the first broadly available relief for people facing employment and housing barriers due to federal criminal records, which generally require a pardon to clear from one’s criminal history. It would also establish automatic sealing for low-level drug convictions.
adults with criminal records from obtaining jobs, housing, and education. House of Representatives and the Senate, marking an important step toward removing barriers that prevent the 1 in 3 U.S. This week, in conjunction with Second Chance Month, the bipartisan Clean Slate Act was reintroduced in both the U.S.
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