118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 4477: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
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Summary
This bill reauthorizes 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 through FY2029 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Katie Britt R-AL
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Shelley Capito SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate4 events+60
- 2Cory BookerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Katie BrittCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John CornynCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Kevin CramerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Shelley Capito.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6822; text: CR S6822)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.