Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
May 21, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - WV District 1 · R-WV
31 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - IL District 7 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - AL District 1 · R-AL
U.S. Representative - NE District 2 · R-NE
U.S. Representative - IL District 16 · R-IL
Member of Congress · R-AR
Member of Congress · D-GA
U.S. Representative - GA District 4 · D-GA
U.S. Representative - OH District 11 · D-OH
U.S. Representative - FL District 15 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - PA District 11 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - VA District 3 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - NY District 7 · D-NY
+ 19 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 3552 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | May 21, 2025 |
| Latest Action | May 21, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 31 · House vote — · 1 views |