HR 5242 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing District of Columbia Juvenile crime and gang violence

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

Introduced: September 10, 2025 Introduced by: Kustoff, David Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 14, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293.

Oct 14, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-341.

Sep 10, 2025

Introduced in House

Sep 10, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 20.

Sep 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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What's happening now October 14, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293.

Hearings & markups 1

the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 5183, the District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act; …
Markup Sep 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
for PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE
for DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
THE SENTENCING PROJECT
for THE SENTENCING PROJECT · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
for PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE
for DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
MR. KEITH WALLINGTON
for THE SENTENCING PROJECT · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

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Cosponsors 1

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Sep 15, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5242: To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5242/

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"H.R. 5242: To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5242/.

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H.R. 5242, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5242/.

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[H.R. 5242: To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5242/)