HRES1222119th Congress

Recognizing the designation of the week of April 24 through April 30 as the annual "National Reentry Week".

Sponsored By: Representative Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

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Summary

National Reentry Week would be designated for the week of April 24 through April 30 and frames reentry from incarceration as central to reducing recidivism and improving public safety.

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  • Formerly incarcerated individuals: Encourages greater access to housing, higher education grants after release, occupational training, and mental health services to support stable reentry. The resolution notes that about 95 percent of incarcerated people are released and roughly 70 percent reoffend.
  • Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons: Urges coordination of reentry events, programs, and learning opportunities at facilities to better prepare people for release. It also highlights staffing challenges with over 2,500 vacant correctional officer positions and more than 7,000 vacancies overall.
  • Policymakers and community organizations: Calls on Congress to address legal and administrative barriers to reentry and to support funding for housing, training, and community-driven solutions. The resolution points to high annual incarceration costs of over $80 billion federally and about $64 billion at the state level.

*The findings emphasize that mass incarceration already imposes large annual costs on federal and state budgets, creating an ongoing fiscal strain.*

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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. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Johnson (GA)

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Jackson (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Simon

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Cohen

    TN • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

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