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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.
Action Timeline
2025-05-21
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-21
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1843 pass?
S.1843 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.1843 do?
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 off…
Who sponsored S.1843?
S.1843 was sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia).
Full Bill Text
119 S1843 IS: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-05-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1843 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2025 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Booker , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Welch , Mrs. Britt , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Justice , Mr. Coons , and Ms. Alsobrooks ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 . 2. Improvements to existing programs (a) State and local reentry demonstration projects Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10631 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (9) treating substance use disorders, including by providing peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and overdose reversal medications; and (10) providing reentry housing services. ; and (2) in subsection (o)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . (b) Grants for family-Based substance abuse treatment Section 2926(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10595a(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . (c) Grant program To evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities Section 1001(a)(28) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(28) ) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . (d) Careers training demonstration grants Section 115(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60511(f) ) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . (e) Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program Section 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60521(f)(1) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . (f) Community-Based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations Section 211(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60531(f) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2026 through 2030 .
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