Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1843 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1843

             To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
             To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 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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