Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on May 21, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 98 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 91 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 327 words
- Latest action
- May 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th S. 1843 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 R · Introduced
- 119th S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 R · Passed one chamber