Senate bill · S. 1843 (119th Congress)
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (U.S. Senator for West Virginia, Republican)
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Summary
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.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.
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Cosponsors
12
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic7
- Republican5
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Related bills
- H.R. 3552Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
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Full history
- May 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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