119th Congress
H.R. 3552
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Carol D. Miller(R-WV)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (33)
Original cosponsors (15)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Michael R. Turner (R-OH)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
Added later (18)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · May 23, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jun 4, 2025
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · Jun 4, 2025
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL) · Jun 10, 2025
- Bill Foster (D-IL) · Jun 11, 2025
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jun 11, 2025
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · Jun 11, 2025
- Julia Brownley (D-CA) · Jun 12, 2025
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Jun 17, 2025
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · Jul 2, 2025
- Ed Case (D-HI) · Jul 15, 2025
- Mike Rogers (R-AL) · Sep 2, 2025
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR) · Sep 8, 2025
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) · Sep 26, 2025
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) · Sep 26, 2025
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Nov 4, 2025
- James C. Moylan (R-GU) · Oct 9, 2026
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · Oct 13, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - May 21, 2025
Introduced in House