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H.R. 2899 (115th): Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017

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To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

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James Sensenbrenner

Sponsor. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 13, 2017
Length: 37 pages
Introduced
Jun 13, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 756: S. 756: FIRST Step Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 21, 2018. (compare text)
Cosponsors

44 Cosponsors (29 Democrats, 15 Republicans)

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History

Nov 13, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3465 (113th).
Jan 12, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3406 (114th).
Jun 13, 2017
 
Introduced

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Aug 3, 2017
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 756 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2899 (115th).
Jul 25, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 756 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2899 (115th).
Dec 18, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 756 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2899 (115th).
Dec 20, 2018
 
Final Bill — House Agreed to Changes

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Dec 21, 2018
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 756 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2899 (115th).

H.R. 2899 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2899. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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