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HR 4676 108th Congress House

Second Chance Act of 2004

Official title: To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and ac… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 7, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 4, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 15, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jul 15, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 23, 2004
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 23, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 4, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or Second Chance Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing through which offenders are provided supervision and services immediately following reentry into the community; (2) facilitate specified collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison and jail; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating to offender reentry. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of State child protective services at the time of arrest and to establish services for the preservation of families impacted by the incarceration of a family member; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers about existing incentives to the hiring of former prisoners and to make grants to community-based organizations to provide mentoring and other transitional services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5075 Related bill Re-Entry Enhancement Act
  • S 2789 Related bill Second Chance Act of 2004
  • S 2923 Related bill Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 2
R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 17, 2004
Majette, Denise
· Sep 21, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 21, 2004
EHLERS, VERNON
· Sep 9, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 9, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2004
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 7, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2004
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 22, 2004
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 19, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2004
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