House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024

H.R. 8028Introduced Apr 16, 2024Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Carol Miller R-WV

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 16, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 16, 2024 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8028.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 66, April 16, 2024, Page H2444):
Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Criminal Justice
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2024 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

32 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 32 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), James Baird (R-IN), Becca Balint (D-VT), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Garret Graves (R-LA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), John James (R-MI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Rutherford (R-FL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), David Trone (D-MD) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carol Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress · WV-1 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.