SRES 129 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

A resolution designating April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 25, 2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedApr 7, 2017
  2. Agreed to in SenateApr 25, 2017

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates April 2017 as Second Chance Month.

Honors the work of communities, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, congregations, employers, and individuals to remove unnecessary legal and societal barriers that prevent an individual with a criminal record from becoming a productive member of society.

Calls on the people of the United States to observe Second Chance Month through actions and programs that promote awareness of collateral consequences and provide closure for individuals who have paid their debts.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 7, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalApr 7, 2017
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalApr 7, 2017
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalApr 7, 2017

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Apr 25, 2017Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Apr 25, 2017Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2535-2536)
  4. Apr 25, 2017Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2535-2536)
  5. Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 281Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".Related billApr 26, 2017
SRES 440A resolution designating April 2018 as "Second Chance Month".Related billApr 26, 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2017Agreed to Senate
  2. Apr 7, 2017Introduced in Senate

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