A Republican amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Offered
Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
The amendment submitted by Mrs. Capito is called the Second Chance Reauthorization Act. Its purpose is to make improvements to existing programs and update the dates for several grants and projects.
Specifically, it aims to add the following to the state and local reentry demonstration projects:
- Treating substance use disorders, which includes case management, peer recovery services, and access to overdose reversal medications and overdose education.
- Providing reentry housing services.
Additionally, the amendment changes the applicable years from 2019 through 2023 to 2027 through 2031 for the following:
- State and local reentry demonstration projects.
- Grants for family-based substance abuse treatment.
- The grant program to evaluate and improve educational methods at juvenile facilities, jails, and prisons.
- Careers training demonstration grants.
- The offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program.
- Community-based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations.
- 6/24/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors