Authorize $10 million annually for a DOJ grant program dedicated to establishing holistic community reentry resource centers that offer a comprehensive range of services in a single location, including housing, job training, and mental health counseling.
I will authorize $10 million annually in DOJ grants for holistic community reentry resource centers that provide housing, job training, and mental health counseling.
Occurrences
Establish DOJ grants for states, tribal areas, and local governments to operate 24/7 reentry services assistance hotlines.
Create mentorship opportunities by utilizing formerly incarcerated individuals as mentors.
Provide a “second look” to incarcerated individuals who have served for at least 10 years through a petition for a sentence reduction; Create a rebuttable presumption of release for petitioners who are 50 years of age or older on the date of the petition;
Define a “juvenile” within federal court jurisdiction as a minor between the ages 12 and 18 and prohibit children under the age of 13 from being prosecuted for crimes in federal court; Raise the age for discretionary federal adjudication of a child in adult proceedings from 15 years old to 16 years old;
Prohibit placement of juveniles in federal adult correctional facilities; Eliminate applying the felony murder rule to juveniles, which allows a defendant to be charged with first-degree murder for a killing that occurs during a dangerous felony, even if the defendant is not the killer;
Designate the final week of April as “National Reentry Week;”
Evidence
Section 2(f)(1) states: "There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this section." The same bill also defines community reentry services to include housing, employment, financial counseling, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.
GovInfo records that on April 28, 2026, Ms. Kamlager-Dove introduced H.R. 8548 and referred it to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill's full title is "To authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers."
Assessments
The promised outcome was to authorize $10 million annually in DOJ grants for one-stop community reentry centers providing housing, job training/employment support, and mental health services. The cited bill text matches the substance of the promise, but the record indicates it passed the House and was not enacted, so the authorization did not become law. Kamlager-Dove also introduced a renewed version in the 119th Congress on April 28, 2026, which shows a serious legislative attempt during her federal service, but introduction and committee referral are not delivery of the promised authorization or funding.