Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

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34 cosponsors · 22 D, 12 R

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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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 21, 2025

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

Latest action (May 21, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: May 21, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.