Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 May 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 May 2025

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Sponsors

• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Katie Britt · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• James Justice · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
• related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026