HR 3552 · in committee · significant
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill reauthorizes federal grants through 2030 to help people reintegrate into communities after leaving prison.
- State, local, tribal governments, nonprofits, and service providers receive funding for reentry programs.
- Grants support job training, substance abuse treatment, education, and mentoring for formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What evidence suggests that job training and mentoring programs reduce recidivism compared to incarceration alone?
- 02
How would states and nonprofits prioritize funding across job training, substance abuse treatment, and education services?
- 03
What are the potential costs to taxpayers of reentry grants versus the long-term savings from reduced reincarceration?
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Sponsor · R-WV-1
Carol D. Miller
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
31/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-21
Joining the bill

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
D-VA-3 · original

Darin LaHood
R-IL-16 · original

Laurel M. Lee
R-FL-15 · original

Barry Moore
R-AL-1 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original

Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original

Lucy McBath
D-GA-6 · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original

Lloyd Smucker
R-PA-11 · original
+ 19 more
Legislative timeline
2025-05-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-05-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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