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S. 1843

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Summary

S. 1843, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 21, 2025 by Sen. Shelley Capito (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 21, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 1843 has 12 co-sponsors.

sb1843/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1843 IS: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-21
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 S. 1843
 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
 May 21, 2025
  Mrs. Capito  (for herself,  Mr. Booker ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Durbin ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Whitehouse ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Coons , and  Ms. Alsobrooks ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary
 A BILL
To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025  .
2.
Improvements to existing programs
(a)
State and local reentry demonstration projects
Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10631 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (7), by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(9)
treating substance use disorders, including by providing peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and overdose reversal medications; and
(10)
providing reentry housing services.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (o)(1), by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .
(b)
Grants for family-Based substance abuse treatment
Section 2926(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10595a(a) ) is amended by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .
(c)
Grant program To evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities
Section 1001(a)(28) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(28) ) is amended by striking  2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .
(d)
Careers training demonstration grants
Section 115(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60511(f) ) is amended by striking  2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .
(e)
Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program
Section 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60521(f)(1) ) is amended by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .
(f)
Community-Based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations
Section 211(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60531(f) ) is amended by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2026 through 2030 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-05-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate May 21, 2025

sb1843/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (05/21/2025)

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 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 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.

Sponsors

Sen. Shelley Capito (R) sponsors S. 1843, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1843 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 21, 2025

Actions

S. 1843 has taken 2 actions since May 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 21, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
May 21, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1843 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to S. 1843.

Titles

S. 1843 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 122 registered lobbyists who named S. 1843 in 39 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Government Issues, Telecommunications, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESChristian non-profit dedicated to serving those impacted by crime and incarceration.Virginia210$146K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia16—
THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTSA non-profit organization that helps state officials shape public policy.Kentucky15$25K
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia15—
COUNTY OF VENTURAAirline CompanyCalifornia14$240K
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)—District of Columbia13—
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA——12$48K
NETWORK—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.16—
THOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.26$288K
BRIMLEY GROUP INC.15$25K
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS15—
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES15—
THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC15$146K
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)13—
NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 122.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES116
ALEXA BRANSON116
ANDREA PORWOLL116
ANDREW GILCHREST126
ASHLEY GUM116
BRADLEY WATTS116
BRINCE MANNING116
BROOKE MILLER116
CASSIA CARVALHO116
CHAD WHITEMAN116
CHANTEL SHEAKS116
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW116
CHRISTOPHER EYLER116
CHRISTOPHER GUITH116
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI116
CLARK JACKSON116
DAN BYERS116
DONALD GILCHREST126
ERIN DELANEY116
ESPERANZA JELALIAN116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
COUNTY OF VENTURATHOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2025 third_quarter$29K3rd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2025 second_quarter$27K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1843 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1843’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s1843/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com