CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

David Kustoff (R-TN)

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

H.R. 5242 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill aims to repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016. By repealing these acts, any provisions they previously changed or removed are restored or revived. Additionally, the bill repeals Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, which concerns the automated traffic enforcement system. It also repeals Section 9e of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, regarding restrictions on right turns at red traffic signals. The changes apply to criminal conduct occurring after the act is enacted.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this change how police departments operate?

    The repeal of incarceration reduction acts likely restores stricter criminal justice and sentencing policies.

  • Scored -2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The repeal of incarceration reduction acts may increase the legal and financial burden on low-income individuals.

  • Scored -2

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    Restoring previous criminal justice laws may disproportionately affect minority communities targeted by enforcement.