Second Chance Reauthorization Act

Summary#

This bill would reauthorize and update parts of the Second Chance Act of 2007. It changes several grant programs by extending their authorized funding periods to 2026 through 2030. For state and local reentry demonstration projects, the bill adds allowed activities: treating substance use disorders (including peer recovery services, case management, and access to overdose education and overdose reversal medications) and providing reentry housing services. The bill also extends authorization dates for family-based substance abuse treatment grants, grants to evaluate and improve educational methods in prisons, careers training demonstration grants, an offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program, and community-based mentoring and transitional service grants. The bill was introduced on May 21, 2025, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

What it means for you#

• Organizations that run reentry, treatment, education, mentoring, or job-training programs could be eligible for grant funding through 2026–2030 under the programs the bill updates.
• The bill authorizes reentry programs to include substance use disorder treatment (peer recovery, case management, overdose education, and access to overdose reversal medications) and reentry housing services.
• People leaving incarceration and their families may see these activities listed as eligible program services, but the bill text does not specify how many people would be served or how programs would be implemented.

Expenses#

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Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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