HRES 289 · in committee · major
Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The resolution designates April 2025 as 'Second Chance Month' to raise awareness about barriers facing people with criminal records.
- Individuals with criminal records and organizations working on criminal justice reform are affected.
- This is a non-binding resolution with no direct fiscal cost or enforcement mechanism.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What specific barriers do people with criminal records face that this awareness month should highlight to the public?
- 02
How might designating April as 'Second Chance Month' differ in impact from existing criminal justice reform efforts already underway?
- 03
Which organizations working on reentry and criminal justice reform would benefit most from a federal awareness designation?
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Sponsor · R-AR-4
Bruce Westerman
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
10/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-01
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-04-01 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House

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