,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 
,crd5as 7= himself & ,mr4 ,walk]7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designat+ ! mon? ( ,april #bjbj z       
,second ,*ance ,mon?4  ,:]eas e p]son is
 end[$ ) human dignity & value2 ,:]eas  
r$emption & second *ances are ,am]ican  
values2 ,:]eas millions ( ,am]ican      
citiz5s h a crim9al record2 ,:]eas      
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( individuals return to 
_! community f ,f$]al & ,/ate prisons e 
ye>2 ,:]eas return+ neighbors h paid _! 
debt aft] committ+ a crime1 b /ill face 
significant legal & societal b>ri]s     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z collat]al   
consequ5ces72 ,:]eas collat]al          
consequ5ces are m&atory & take effect   
automatically1 reg>dless (-- 7#a7 a     
nexus to public safety2  7#b7 !         
s]i\sness ( ! (f5se2  7#c7 ! "t pass$   
s9ce ! (f5se2 or  7#d7 ! ef=ts ( !      

individual to make am5ds or e>n back !  
tru/ ( ! public2 ,:]eas ga9+ mean+ful   
employm5t is "o ( ! mo/ significant     
pr$ictors ( successful re5try & r$uc+   
future crim9al activity2 ,:]eas _m      
individuals :o h previ\sly be5 inc>c]at$
 /ruggle to f9d employm5t because (     
collat]al consequ5ces :i* are (t5 n     
directly relat$ to ! (f5se committ$ or  
any prov5 public safety b5efit2 ,:]eas  
_m ,/ates h laws :i* prohibit           
individuals ) a crim9al record f work+ 9
 c]ta9 indu/ries or obta9+ pr(essional  
lic5ses2 ,:]eas education has also be5  
%[n to be a significant pr$ictor (      
successful re5try2 ,:]eas an individual 
) a crim9al record (t5 has a l[] level (
 educational atta9m5t ?an ! g5]al       
population & has significant difficulty 
acquir+ admission to & fund+ =          
educational programs2 ,:]eas an         
individual convict$ ( c]ta9 crimes is   
(t5 b>r$ f receiv+ ! f9ancial aid       
necess>y to acquire additional skills & 
k2 ,:]eas an individual ) a crim9al     

record also faces collat]al consequ5ces 
9 secur+ a place to live2 ,:]eas an     
individual ) a crim9al record is (t5    
b>r$ f seek+ access to public h\s+2     
,:]eas collat]al consequ5ces prev5t     
millions ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 f contribut+ fully to _! families &    
communities2 ,:]eas collat]al           
consequ5ces c contribute to recidivism1 
:i* increases crime & victimization &   
decreases public safety2 ,:]eas !       
inability to f9d ga9ful employm5t & o!r 
collat]al consequ5ces ( conviction      
inhibit ! economic mobility ( an        
individual ) a crim9al record1 :i* c    
negatively impact ! well-be+ ( ! *ildr5 
& families ( ! individual = g5]ations2  
,:]eas ! bip>tisan ,fir/ ,/ep ,act 0    
sign$ into law on ,decemb] #ba1 #bjah1  
to increase opportunities = p inc>c]at$ 
9 ,f$]al prison to p>ticipate 9 mean+ful
 recidivism r$uction programs & prep>e =
 _! second *ances2 ,:]eas ! ,second     
,*ance ,act ( #bjjh1 :i* has provid$    
re5try s]vices to ov] #afd1jjj p 9 #di  

,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia s9ce its
 passage1 0 reau?oriz$ ?r\gh ! ,fir/    
,/ep ,act ( #bjah2 ,:]eas ! anniv]s>y ( 
! dea? ( ,*>les ,colson1 :o us$ 8 second
 *ance foll[+ 8 inc>c]ation = a         
,wat]gate-relat$ crime to f\nd ,prison  
,fell[%ip1 ! ,nation's l>ge/ outrea* to 
prison]s1 =m] prison]s1 & _! families1  
falls on ,april #ba2 & ,:]eas !         
designation ( ,april z ,second ,*ance   
,mon? c contribute to increas$ public   
aw>5ess ab\t ! impact ( collat]al       
consequ5ces1 ! ne$ = closure = ^? :o h  
paid _! debt1 & opportunities =         
individuals1 employ]s1 congregations1 & 
communities to ext5d second *ances3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = designat+ ,second ,*ance ,mon?2  7#b7
 honors ! "w ( communities1 gov]nm5tal  
in/itutions1 nonpr(it organizations1    
congregations1 employ]s1 & individuals  
to remove unnecess>y legal & societal   
b>ri]s t prev5t an individual ) a       
crim9al record f becom+ a productive    

memb] ( society2 &  7#c7 calls ^u ! p ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,second ,*ance
 ,mon? ?r\gh actions & programs t       
promote aw>5ess ( ^? unnecess>y legal & 
social b>ri]s & provide closure =       
individuals ) a crim9al record :o h paid
 _! debt4