U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8549
Second Look Act of 2026
To enable incarcerated persons to petition a Federal court for a second look at sentences longer than 10 years, where the person is not a danger to the safety of any person or the community and has shown they are ready for reentry, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- Introduced
- April 28, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (9)
9 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
Signed on later
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12September 1, 2026