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Second Chance Act of 2005

Introduced: April 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2006
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 15, 2006
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Feb 15, 2006
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 8, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 3, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
May 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 19, 2005
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.
Apr 19, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Second Chance Act of 2005: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2005 - 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; (2) facilitate specified collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison and jail; (3) carry out programs that support children of incarcerated parents; and (4) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each state, territory, tribe, or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other 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 regarding 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 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 one-stop centers, existing incentives for the hiring of former prisoners, and tax credits, and to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide transitional services.

Amends the federal criminal code to direct a court to revoke a term of supervised release or a sentence of probation for a defendant who commits a crime of violence against, or an offense of unlawful sexual contact with, a person who has not attained the age of 16 years.

What's happening now July 26, 2006

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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