Second Chance Reauthorization Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Second Chance Reauthorization Act
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, including for planning and implementation and for promotion of employment opportunities, and to extend the program through FY2020. Sets forth criteria and priority considerations for DOJ to use in awarding grants.
Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the careers training demonstration program, and (3) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program. Renames the program of mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations for offender reentry as the program of community-based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations. Provides for enhanced services under such program to assist in the reintegration of offenders into the community. Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY2020.
Requires the DOJ Inspector General to conduct annual audits, beginning in FY2016, of grant recipients under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (covered grantees) to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of grant funds. Prohibits nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts from receiving grant funds. Imposes restrictions on: (1) DOJ conferences using more than $20,000 in DOJ funds; and (2) lobbying DOJ and other officials regarding the award of grant funding.
Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: (1) modify and extend through FY2020 grant programs for reentry of federal prisoners into the community, including the program for placing aging offenders in home detention and for offender reentry research; (2) repeal programs under such Act relating to responsible reintegration of offenders, the study of the effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for heroin addiction, and the satellite tracking and reentry training program; and (3) establish a program for partnering faith-based or community-based nonprofit organizations with prisons to conduct recidivism reduction activities.
Directs DOJ, in consultation with specified federal officials and in collaboration with interested persons and entities, to coordinate on federal programs, policies, and activities relating to the reentry of individuals returning from incarceration to the community, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices and protection against duplication of services.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Dec 14, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Aug 6, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 4, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3406 | Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jan 12, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adult education and literacy
- Aging
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Drug therapy
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Research administration and funding
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local courts
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
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