# 119-s-1843: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

119-s-1843, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1843
- Congress: 119
- Title: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Reauthorizes the Second Chance Act and would expand reentry services to include substance use disorder treatment and reentry housing.** The bill would also extend several grant and demonstration funding windows so states, nonprofits, and corrections systems can keep offering education, mentoring, career training, and family-based treatment programs. - People returning from incarceration would be able to access new authorized reentry supports, including substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery services, case management, overdose education, access to overdose reversal medications, and reentry housing. - Families affected by substance use would benefit because the family-based substance abuse treatment grant program would be extended through 2026–2030, preserving that funding window. - Multiple grant programs would see their authorization periods pushed to 2026–2030, including prison and jail education evaluation grants, career training demonstration grants, offender reentry substance abuse and collaboration grants, and community-based mentoring and transitional service grants. This keeps funding available for local implementation and nonprofit partners.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More housing and treatment for people reentering: benefit, low. This bill would extend State and Local Reentry Demonstration Project authority to 2026 through 2030. It would also allow grantees to use funds for reentry housing and to treat substance use disorders. Allowed services would include peer recovery, case management, overdose education, and access to o…
- Extend reentry and support grants to 2030: benefit, low. This bill would extend authorization for several Second Chance Act grants to 2026 through 2030. Agencies could authorize Careers Training, community mentoring, prison education, family substance abuse, and offender reentry substance abuse grants in that period. If enacted, providers and people retu…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-1843 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1843)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1843 (as of 2026-08-11).