SCORE Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Second Chance Opportunity for Re-Entry Education Act of 2021 or the SCORE Act of 2021
This bill directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to establish a grant program—the Second Chance Opportunity for Re-Entry Education Grant Program—to promote reentry training programs and reduce recidivism to county jails for qualified nonviolent inmates.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Feb 2, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 25, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 91, May 25, 2021, page H2668.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to establish a grant program to promote re-entry training programs and reduce recidivism, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SCORE Act of 2021
- Second Chance Opportunity for Re-Entry Education Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
