SRES 149 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A resolution designating April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".

This resolution designates April 2025 as "Second Chance Month" to raise public awareness about barriers faced by people with criminal records. It directly affects individuals returning from incarceration who encounter automatic legal and societal restrictions - such as employment, housing, and education access - often unrelated to their original offense. The resolution calls on communities, employers, and organizations to promote awareness of these "collateral consequences" and support reentry efforts through public actions and programs. It is a non-binding symbolic gesture, not a policy change, referencing existing laws like the Second Chance Act of 2007 and First Step Act of 2018.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2610; text: 3/31/2025 CR S2096)
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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