H.R. 8028House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024

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The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 renews the Second Chance Act, extending federal grant programs that help people reenter society after incarceration. It moves the funding authorization window from 2019‑2023 to 2025‑2029 and adds new services such as substance‑use disorder treatment, peer recovery, overdose education and reversal medication, and reentry housing. The changes affect state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other entities that receive these reentry‑related grants.

Key Provisions

Extends the authorization period for multiple grant programs (state and local reentry demonstration projects, family‑based substance‑abuse treatment, educational methods in prisons/jails, career‑training demonstrations, offender reentry substance‑abuse collaboration, and community‑based mentoring) from 2019‑2023 to 2025‑2029.
Adds two new activities to state and local reentry demonstration projects: treatment of substance‑use disorders (including peer recovery services, case management, overdose education, and reversal medication) and provision of reentry housing services.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

April 16, 2024

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Introduced in House

April 16, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

April 16, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 16, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8028

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 16, 2024

Mrs. Miller of West Virginia (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Turner, and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024.

Improvements to existing programs

(a)

State and local reentry demonstration projects

Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end;

(B)

in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(9)

treating substance use disorders, including by providing peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and overdose reversal medications; and

(10)

providing reentry housing services.

; and

(2)

in subsection (o)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.

(b)

Grants for family-Based substance abuse treatment

Section 2926(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10595a(a)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.

(c)

Grant program To evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities

Section 1001(28) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(28)) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.

(d)

Careers training demonstration grants

Section 115(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511(f)) is amended by striking 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.

(e)

Offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program

Section 201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60521(f)(1)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.

(f)

Community-Based mentoring and transitional service grants to nonprofit organizations

Section 211(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60531(f)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029.