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H.R. 1593 was signed into law April 9, 2008. ... The Second Chance Act provides a number of grants, over a two-year period, to state and local governments in order to:
The Act was passed by both houses of the U.S. Congress and subsequently signed by President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony on September 4, 2003. [8] [9] The act aimed to curb prison rape through a "zero-tolerance" policy, as well as thorough research and information gathering. The act called for developing national standards to ...
The Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009 is a proposed federal law introduced to the United States House of Representatives Charles B. Rangel as H.R. 1529. This bill seeks to: This bill seeks to:
Second Chance Act [ edit ] U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY15) proposed the Second Chance Act in 2007, 2009, and 2011, which was intended to "[amend] the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense".
Since the release of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission's (NPREC) report in 2009, the implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards has been an ongoing process. The Department of Justice published the final rule adopting national standards to prevent, detect, and respond to prison rape in May 2012. [ 17 ]
What is the chance of the Social Security Fairness Act passing? The biggest opposition to the bill is its cost. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it would cost upward of $190 billion over ...
In comparison to the first iteration of the MORE Act in 2019/2020, the Act of 2021 had less GOP support. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a supporter of cannabis legalization, criticized the bill stating that it would create "new marijuana crimes" with each violation punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. [ 35 ]
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113–6 (text), H.R. 933, enacted March 26, 2013) was a bill passed by the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress. The bill prevented a government shutdown and funded the federal government through September 30, 2013 as it replaced a ...