One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
Introduced
Summary
Expands community reentry infrastructure by funding local reentry centers and 24/7 hotlines to help people leaving incarceration find housing, jobs, health care, education, and legal support.
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- People leaving incarceration and their families gain access to single-location community reentry centers that provide trauma-informed and gender-responsive intake, case management, needs assessments, transportation planning, and referrals to employment, housing, health, substance use treatment, and legal services.
- Community-based nonprofit organizations in high-need areas can apply for grants but must partner with local stakeholders, perform needs assessments, show plans to continue services if clients relocate, and are given preference if they hire formerly incarcerated people into responsible roles.
- States, Indian Tribes, and local governments can get grants to run toll-free, 24/7 reentry hotlines that protect privacy, offer language and disability access, support text messaging, require staff training, and follow Attorney General guidance; grant recipients face annual performance monitoring and reporting on recidivism, employment, housing, education, and service use.
*Authorizes $10.0 million per year for community reentry centers and $1.5 million per year for hotlines for FY2027–2031, totaling $57.5 million in authorized appropriations, which would raise federal outlays by that amount if Congress provides the funds.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
24/7 reentry help hotlines
If enacted, the bill would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to States, Indian Tribes, and local governments to run toll‑free, 24/7 reentry services hotlines. It would authorize $1,500,000 a year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031 and individual grants could last up to five years. Hotlines would need to protect personal data, train staff on reentry barriers, offer access for people with limited English and disabilities, support text messaging, and connect callers to local reentry services. The Attorney General would give preference to applicants that seek to hire people with conviction histories and would issue best‑practice guidance for hotline operation.
Local reentry centers and services
If enacted, the bill would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to community nonprofits to open and run Community Reentry Centers. It would authorize $10,000,000 a year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031 for these grants. Eligible nonprofits must be located in high‑need areas and show reentry service experience. Centers would provide intake, trauma‑informed and gender‑responsive needs assessments, case management, and a wide list of reentry services (job help, training, housing help, IDs and vital records, legal help, health and substance use care, transportation, phones/internet, and more). Applicants must consult local stakeholders, carry out needs assessments, plan to continue services for people who relocate, and the Attorney General would prefer grantees that hire people with conviction histories where allowed. Grant recipients would be monitored, independently evaluated, and required to report specified outcomes to Congress within one year of initial grants and annually after that.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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