Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Shelley Capito
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More housing and treatment for people reentering
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 overdose reversal medications. If enacted, state and local programs could offer housing supports and overdose-prevention services to people coming home from prison.
Extend reentry and support grants to 2030
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 returning from prison could apply for or continue grant-funded services. The bill does not itself appropriate new money; it only extends the time window for authorization.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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