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HRES289Referred to Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-01
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (551 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000821

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-04-09
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)· 2025-04-09
  • Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11)· 2025-04-09
  • Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-04-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-04-01

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-04-01

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-01

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

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    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-20
  • HRES1173Expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "Second Chance Month".
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-14
  • HR471Fix Our Forests Act
    Passed House · 2025-03-06