S. 4477 – Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024

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The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 renews the Second Chance Act of 2007, extending its grant programs and adding new services for people reentering society after incarceration. It updates the funding periods for several existing programs to run from 2025 through 2029 and expands state and local reentry demonstration projects to include substance‑use disorder treatment and reentry housing assistance. The changes affect federal grant recipients such as state and local agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations that provide reentry, treatment, education, and mentoring services.

Key Provisions

Extends the authorization periods for multiple grant programs—including state and local reentry demonstration projects, family‑based substance‑abuse treatment, educational methods evaluation, 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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Introduced in Senate

June 5, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

June 5, 2024

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Judiciary Committee

December 4, 2024

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6822; text: CR S6822)

December 4, 2024

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December 5, 2024

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Received in the House.

December 5, 2024 • 10:35 AM

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Held at the desk.

December 5, 2024 • 10:41 AM

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Sen. Alex PadillaD-CA · Dec 4, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 4477 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I ask unanimous…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued December 4, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4477

AN ACT

To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

1.

Short title

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

2.

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(a)(28) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(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.

Passed the Senate December 4, 2024.

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