Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]WV· Introduced 21 May 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

21 May 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 14 April 2026

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.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
21 May 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
21 May 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
21 May 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

31 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]WV

Cosponsors

Democrat2065%
Republican1135%

Democrat:Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Republican:Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Republican:Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Republican:Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]AL
Democrat:Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Democrat:Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]CA
Democrat:Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]OR
Democrat:Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Democrat:Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
Democrat:Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]NY
Democrat:Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Republican:Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]FL
Democrat:Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Democrat:Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
Democrat:Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Republican:Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH
Republican:Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]PA
Republican:Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]IL
Democrat:Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]IN
Republican:Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]AL
Democrat:Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]GA
Democrat:Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Republican:Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]NE
Republican:Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]AR
Democrat:Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Republican:Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]FL
Democrat:Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Democrat:Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]OH

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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