# 119-hr-7309: Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026

119-hr-7309, Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7309
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Statewide digital reentry resource guides** to help people returning from incarceration find local services and supports. It would set up a pilot, run by the Attorney General, to award grants to eligible applicants to develop, expand, and maintain those guides. - People returning from incarceration would have downloadable, region-searchable guides listing names and contact information for housing, employment, health care, legal aid, food, ID assistance, transportation, shelters, and many other local services. - States could apply for 3-year grants that must include a plan to identify statewide resources, name who will manage the guide, explain where it will be accessible, and describe outreach to prisons and returning people. - Grants may fund planning, community engagement, implementation, startup or expansion, outreach and language translation, staff salaries tied to the guide, and digital maintenance. - Grantees must report annually to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General must later send Congress an evaluation that includes the program's effects on recidivism. *Would authorize $8.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2030, increasing federal outlays during those years.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- State grants for reentry resource guides: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would set up a pilot grant program within one year to fund states to build and keep statewide downloadable digital resource guides for people returning from incarceration. The bill would authorize $8,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2030, and each sta…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7309 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7309)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7309 (as of 2026-04-21).