Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the 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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025." Its primary purpose is to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. The legislation includes various amendments to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Specifically, it updates several grant programs and demonstration projects by extending their timeframes from 2026 through 2030. These updates cover areas such as reentry housing, family-based substance abuse treatment, and educational methods in correctional facilities.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +6
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?
The bill enhances substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery, and access to overdose reversal medications.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill expands services for treating substance use disorders and provides access to overdose reversal medications.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill supports reentry, housing, and training which directly aids low-income individuals.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Reentry Support: Under Section 2, subsection (a), the bill adds provisions for treating substance use disorders through peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and reversal medications. It also adds provisions for providing reentry housing services.
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Continued Support for Families and Education: The bill extends the timeframes for several existing programs to the years 2026 through 2030, including grants for family-based substance abuse treatment (Section 2, subsection (b)), educational method evaluations in various facilities (Section 2, subsection (c)), careers training (Section 2, subsection (d)), offender reentry collaboration (Section 2, subsection (e)), and community-based mentoring (Section 2, subsection (f)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill enhances substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery, and access to overdose reversal medications. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill expands services for treating substance use disorders and provides access to overdose reversal medications.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill includes provisions for providing reentry housing services. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By funding career training and reentry support, the bill aids in economic reintegration. Is this likely to reduce homelessness? — The expansion of reentry housing services may help reduce homelessness among formerly incarcerated individuals.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill supports reentry, housing, and training which directly aids low-income individuals. Would students be better off under this? — The bill funds educational methods and career training programs.
- 5/21/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Kevin CramerRepublican · North Dakota
Richard DurbinDemocrat · Illinois
James JusticeRepublican · West Virginia
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · Rhode Island