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HOUSE 3552119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

Last Action
5/21/2025

Actions

  • 2025-05-21Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2025-05-21Introduced in House
  • 2025-05-21Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-05-21 (00)

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 various federal grants for state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and service providers to support individuals who reenter the community following a period of incarceration. 

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the following:

  • grants for adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects;
  • grants for family-based substance abuse treatment programs;
  • grants to evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;
  • grants for career training education; 
  • the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program; and
  • grants to nonprofit organizations for community-based mentoring and transitional services.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Danny Davis (D-IL)
  • Barry Moore (R-AL)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Darin LaHood (R-IL)
  • Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA)
  • Henry Johnson (D-GA)
  • Shontel Brown (D-OH)
  • Laurel Lee (R-FL)
  • Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
  • Robert Scott (D-VA)
  • Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Michael Turner (R-OH)
  • Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
  • Terri Sewell (D-AL)
  • Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
  • John Rutherford (R-FL)
  • Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
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