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Carol Miller (R-WV)

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 3552 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 22 Democratic cosponsors · See all 34 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025," aims to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. It proposes several improvements to existing programs within the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007. Specifically, it updates the timeframe for various programs to cover the years 2026 through 2030. The bill also expands the scope of State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +5

    Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?

    The bill specifically funds substance use disorder treatment, overdose education, and reversal medications.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make housing cost less?

    The bill adds provisions for providing reentry housing services.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make mental health care easier to get?

    The bill expands reentry support to include substance use disorder treatment and peer recovery services.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.