HRES 289 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".

Introduced: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Apr 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 1, 2025

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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 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 3

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Cosponsors 10

Brown, Shontel M.

Ohio · Apr 9, 2025

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Apr 9, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 9, 2025

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Apr 9, 2025

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Apr 1, 2025

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Apr 1, 2025

McBath, Lucy

Georgia · Apr 1, 2025

Miller, Carol D.

West Virginia · Apr 1, 2025

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Apr 1, 2025

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Apr 1, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 289: Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-289/

MLA

"H. Res. 289: Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-289/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Res. 289, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-289/.

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[H. Res. 289: Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-289/)