119th Congress
H.R. 8549
Second Look Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Apr 28, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Added later (1)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) · Sep 1, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To enable incarcerated persons to petition a Federal court for a second look at sentences longer than 10 years, where the person is not a danger to the safety of any person or the community and has shown they are ready for reentry, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Apr 28, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Apr 28, 2026
Introduced in House