Expungement - Second chance for Ex-offenders

Expungement

H.R. 623 - Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007

To permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses

Rep Charles B. Rangel [NY 15] Introduced H.R. 623 ‘Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007’ on January 22^nd, 2007 (Link to H.R. 623 full text). This bill would provide for the possibility of expungement of certain criminal records in limited circumstances and ONLY nonviolent, first time, offenders by adding a new subchapter to Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code providing for the possibility of expungement. These requirements are so simple that the average offender could apply with little or no legal help. The benefits that can be derived by passing this bill will have a far-reaching effect. H.R. 623 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on the same day (Status of HR 623).

Every effort needs to be applied to get this bill passed.

How can you help?

We need everyone involved and their friends and families to contact the chairman of the Judiciary, their representatives on the Judiciary committee, every organization listed below, and any other person or organization that can help push this bill into reality.

As it stands the bill is in the hands of the Judiciary. Since it is not on their schedule, it would appear they have no intention of reviewing it. No action on their part assures the bill will fail. It must be considered in order to be returned to the House for review

Sufficient public interest can move mountains. In this case, enough people and organizations need to contact the Chairman of the Judiciary committee (Link to contact site) to convince him there is a cause for action.

Who to Ask for support and/or help

The Judiciary committee Chairman is the Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) Wisconsin 5th info provided on the Judiciary site http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMember.aspx?id=1 and he has his own web site http://www.house.gov/sensenbrenner/ with a direct email link sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov a how to contact page http://www.house.gov/sensenbrenner/contact.htm complete with physical addresses and phone numbers in DC and Wisconsin.

The ranking Democrat on the Judiciary committee is Hon. John Conyers, Jr. (D) Michigan 14th info provided in Judiciary site http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMember.aspx?id=8 and he has his own web site http://www.house.gov/conyers/ a how to contact page http://www.house.gov/conyers/letstalk.htm complete with physical address and imbedded email ONLY FOR PEOPLE FROM HIS DISTRICT.

There are 22 Republicans and 16 Democrats on the Judiciary committee. The list is contained here http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx with each members name being a link to their own page. Keep in mind members from their states and districts wit get the majority of responses.

Link to determine representative:

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Link to member information with contact data:

http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.html

Sites to recruit for support:

American Center for Law and Justice

http://www.aclj.org/

Institute for Justice

http://www.ij.org/

NRA

http://www.nra.org/

Landmark Legal foundation

http://www.landmarklegal.org/

Legal committee on civil rights

http://www.civilrights.org/

Congress of Racial Equality

http://www.core-online.org/

Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/

Southern Poverty Law Center

http://www.splcenter.org/

American Bar Association

http://www.abanet.org/home.cfm

USA Next http://www.usanext.org/news.cfm

Legal Action Center http://www.lac.org/

Links to various organizations:

The Orator

http://www.theorator.com/org.html

Black Voter Network

http://blackvoternetwork.com/

For More information on how you can help pass this Bill contact JMcCHODE@aol.com

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