A resolution designating April 2020 as "Second Chance Month".
Latest action · Mar 20, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1875-1876)
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.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution designates April 2020 as Second Chance Month to promote awareness of unnecessary legal and social barriers that prevent individuals with criminal records from becoming productive members of society.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2020 to Jun 15, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 20, 2020 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jun 15, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 20, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1875-1876)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S1875 | — | Mar 20, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 102 | A resolution designating April 2019 as "Second Chance Month". | Related bill | Mar 11, 2019 |
| HRES 210 | Expressing support for the designation of the month of April 2019 as Second Chance Month. | Related bill | Apr 8, 2019 |
| HRES 928 | Expressing support for designating the month of April 2020 as "Second Chance Month". | Related bill | Apr 17, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating April 2020 as "Second Chance Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
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