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HRES 1162 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing

Expressing support for the designation of April 2024 as "Second Chance Month".

Introduced: April 19, 2024 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Apr 19, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 19, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution supports the designation of Second Chance Month to promote awareness of unnecessary legal and social barriers that prevent individuals with criminal records from becoming productive members of society.

What's happening now April 19, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 312 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of April 2023 as "Second Chance Month".
  • SRES 652 Related bill A resolution designating April 2024 as "Second Chance Month".
  • SRES 193 Related bill A resolution designating April 2023 as "Second Chance Month".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 19, 2024
Trone, David
· Apr 19, 2024
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Apr 19, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1162: Expressing support for the designation of April 2024 as "Second Chance Month".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1162/
MLA
"H. Res. 1162: Expressing support for the designation of April 2024 as "Second Chance Month".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1162/.
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H. Res. 1162, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1162/.
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[H. Res. 1162: Expressing support for the designation of April 2024 as "Second Chance Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1162/)
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