Bill · S. 1843· Senate(119-S-1843)
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/21/2025
- Last activity
- 5/21/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Shelley Capito
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 7
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025." Its primary purpose is to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. The legislation includes various amendments to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Specifically, it updates several grant programs and demonstration projects by extending their timeframes from 2026 through 2030. These updates cover areas such as reentry housing, family-based substance abuse treatment, and educational methods in correctional facilities.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+6
The bill enhances substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery, and access to overdose reversal medications.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill expands services for treating substance use disorders and provides access to overdose reversal medications.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The bill supports reentry, housing, and training which directly aids low-income individuals.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Reentry Support: Under Section 2, subsection (a), the bill adds provisions for treating substance use disorders through peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and reversal medications. It also adds provisions for providing reentry housing services.
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Continued Support for Families and Education: The bill extends the timeframes for several existing programs to the years 2026 through 2030, including grants for family-based substance abuse treatment (Section 2, subsection (b)), educational method evaluations in various facilities (Section 2, subsection (c)), careers training (Section 2, subsection (d)), offender reentry collaboration (Section 2, subsection (e)), and community-based mentoring (Section 2, subsection (f)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+6Improves Healthcare Access+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+4Improves Poverty Reduction+3Reduces Homelessness+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Students+3
- 5/21/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
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