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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5242

Introduced

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

Sponsor
RDavid Kustoff· Tennessee
Introduced
September 10, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293.October 14, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5242 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 293
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5242

[Report No. 119-341]

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration 
Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2025

Mr. Kustoff introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

October 14, 2025

Additional sponsor: Mr. Wilson of South Carolina

October 14, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
September 10, 2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration 
Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SECOND CHANCE AMENDMENT ACT OF 2022 AND 
INCARCERATION REDUCTION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2016.

(a) Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022.--The Second Chance 
Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-284) is hereby repealed, and any 
provision of law amended or repealed by such Act is restored or revived 
as if such Act had not been enacted into law.
(b) Incarceration Reduction Act of 2016.-- The Incarceration 
Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 (title III of the Comprehensive Youth 
Justice Amendment Act of 2016; D.C. Law 21-238) is hereby repealed, and 
any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act is restored or 
revived as if such Act had not been enacted into law.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.

Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996 (sec. 
50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATING RESTRICTIONS ON RIGHT TURNS AT RED TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

Section 9e of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved 
March 3, 1925 (sec. 50- 2201.04e, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with 
respect to criminal conduct that occurred after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 293

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5242

[Report No. 119-341]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration 
Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.

_______________________________________________________________________

October 14, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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