New Pathways Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8645 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8645 To amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to require identification for returning citizens, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to require identification for returning citizens, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``New Pathways Act''. SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION FOR RETURNING CITIZENS. Section 231(b) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``(b) Identification and Release Assistance for Federal Prisoners.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection-- ``(A) the term `community confinement' means residence in a community treatment center, halfway house, restitution center, mental health facility, alcohol or drug rehabilitation center, or other community facility; ``(B) the term `direct-release prisoner' means a prisoner who is scheduled for release and will not be placed in prerelease custody; ``(C) the term `noncitizen covered individual'-- ``(i) means an individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons or sentenced to a term in community confinement who-- ``(I) is lawfully present and eligible for employment authorization in the United States; and ``(II) has a document demonstrating that the individual will have a place of residence upon release; and ``(ii) include