119th Congress
S. 1843
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Shelley Moore Capito(R-WV)
- Introduced
- May 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (12)
Original cosponsors (12)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” 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 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - May 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate