H.R. 1593 - Second Chance Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Danny Davis
- Summary:
- This act would provide reentry funding on the state and local level to support former prisoners' needs for housing, health, substance abuse treatment, education, employment and rebuilding family and community ties. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has become law.
PASSED on November 14, 2007.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 347
voted NO: 62
23 voted present/not voting
Second Chance Act of 2007
H.R. 1593 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This act would provide reentry funding on the state and local level to support former prisoners' needs for housing, health, substance abuse treatment, education, employment and rebuilding family and community ties. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Second Chance Act of 2007
- Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
- Second Chance Act of 2007
- Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
- Second Chance Act of 2007
- Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
- Second Chance Act of 2007
- Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
- Second Chance Act of 2007
- Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
- Sponsor
- Danny Davis
- Co-Sponsors
- Philip English
- Gwen Moore
- Christopher Cannon
- Bob Filner
- Donna Christensen
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Robert Scott
- Jerrold Nadler
- Lamar Smith
- Wayne Gilchrest
- John Conyers
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Walter Jones
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- J. Forbes
- Charles Melancon
- Charles Rangel
- Michael Rogers
- Eleanor Norton
- Gregory Meeks
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- James Ramstad
- Keith Ellison
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Schiff
- Darrell Issa
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Steven Chabot
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- F. Sensenbrenner
- Diana DeGette
- Hilda Solis
- Sue Myrick
- James McDermott
- John Shimkus
- Donald Payne
- Zoe Lofgren
- Bennie Thompson
- Fortney Stark
- Thomas Davis
- Jim Gerlach
- Jerry Costello
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- James Langevin
- Loretta Sanchez
- Corrine Brown
- Henry Johnson
- Betty McCollum
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- K. Conaway
- Howard Coble
- Al Green
- Joseph Pitts
- Bobby Rush
- José Serrano
- Peter Welch
- William Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Jean Schmidt
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Steve Cohen
- David Price
- Betty Sutton
- William Jefferson
- Frederick Boucher
- Vernon Ehlers
- Robert Brady
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Edward Pastor
- Elijah Cummings
- Mike Pence
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- John Lewis
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Trent Franks
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Todd Platts
- Michael Rogers
- Frank Wolf
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- Julia Carson
- Subjects
- Criminal justice
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Aged
- Alcoholism
- Budgets
- Business
- Case management
- Child welfare
- Children
- Community-based corrections
- Compensatory education
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Corrections
- Courts of special jurisdiction
- Criminology
- Data banks
- Department of Justice
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug therapy
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment
- Ex-offenders
- Executive departments
- Families
- Family services
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Halfway houses
- Health policy
- Heroin
- Identification devices
- Income tax
- Indian law enforcement
- Indians
- Job training
- Juvenile delinquency
- Law
- Medical care
- Medicine
- Mental health services
- Mentoring
- Minorities
- Nonprofit organizations
- Parent and child
- Parents
- Parole
- Performance measurement
- Prison alternatives
- Prisoners
- Public contracts
- Recidivists
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Social services
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Technical education
- Technology
- Vocational education
- Welfare
- Welfare eligibility
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/20/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 11/14/2007 Passed Senate 3/11/2008 Signed by President 4/09/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 1593 “Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention” or the “Second Chance Act of 2007”. - Under Suspension of the Rules 11/14/2007 This bill PASSED the House 347 voted YES 62 voted NO 23 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. 3/11/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 3/20/2007 3/20/2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 3/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 3/20/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 3/27/2007 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 3/27/2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . 3/28/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 3/28/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 5/09/2007 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-140. Put on a legislative calendar 5/09/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82. 5/23/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5691) 11/13/2007 Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 11/13/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. 11/13/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1593. 11/13/2007 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 11/13/2007 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 11/14/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 1593 “Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention” or the “Second Chance Act of 2007”. - Under Suspension of the Rules 11/14/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 3/11/2008 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Senate Vote on Passage 3/11/2008 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Presented to President 3/11/2008 Cleared for White House. 3/12/2008 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 270, enrollment corrections on H.R. 1593 have been made. 3/12/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Presented to President 4/07/2008 Presented to President. Signed 4/09/2008 Signed by President. Enacted 4/09/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-199. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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