SRES 149 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A resolution designating April 2025 as "Second Chance Month".

Introduced 2025-04-01· Sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2610; text: 3/31/2025 CR S2096)(2025-04-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 149 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 149 Designating April 2025 as ``Second Chance Month''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Designating April 2025 as ``Second Chance Month''. Whereas every individual is endowed with human dignity and value; Whereas redemption and second chances are values of the United States; Whereas millions of citizens of the United States have a criminal record; Whereas hundreds of thousands of individuals return to their communities from Federal and State prisons every year; Whereas individuals returning from Federal and State prisons have paid their debt for committing crimes but still face significant legal and societal barriers (referred to in this preamble as ``collateral con…

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Cosponsors (7)

5 Democrats2 Republicans