HR 8028 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024

Latest action · Apr 16, 2024 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 16, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalApr 16, 2024
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalApr 16, 2024
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalApr 16, 2024
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalApr 16, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 16, 2024
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalApr 16, 2024
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalApr 16, 2024
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 16, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 16, 2024
R-PALloyd SmuckerApr 23, 2024
R-INJames R. BairdJun 7, 2024
R-TXNathaniel MoranJun 7, 2024
R-SCNancy MaceJun 27, 2024
R-LAGarret GravesJul 25, 2024
R-FLLaurel M. LeeJul 26, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneJul 30, 2024
R-NEDon BaconAug 23, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonAug 27, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Sep 9, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 9, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellySep 9, 2024
D-WAPramila JayapalSep 17, 2024
D-ILBill FosterSep 20, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 25, 2024
R-TXKay GrangerOct 11, 2024
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerNov 14, 2024
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordNov 15, 2024
R-MIJohn JamesNov 15, 2024
D-VTBecca BalintNov 20, 2024
D-COJason CrowDec 3, 2024
D-OHShontel M. BrownDec 3, 2024
D-ALTerri A. SewellDec 3, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 16, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 16, 2024Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Criminal Justice

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 66, April 16, 2024, page H2444.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4477Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024Identical billDec 5, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2024Introduced in House

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