Second Chance Act (2009) - Current Co-sponsors

Current Co-sponsors

Including Rep. Rangel, the resolution has, as of June 2008, eighteen co-sponsors, most of whom are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and/or the Congressional Black Caucus or Congressional Hispanic Caucus. They are:

Representative District Date signed Notes
Neil Abercrombie Hawaii/1 06/26/2007 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Yvette Clarke New York/11 03/20/2007 member of the Committee on Education and Labor, the Small Business Committee, the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
Steve Cohen Tennessee/9 02/13/2007 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Keith Ellison Minnesota/5 04/22/2008 member of the Congressional Black Caucus
Bob Filner California/51 08/03/2007 chairman of House Veterans' Affairs Committee; member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Charlie Gonzalez Texas/20 02/13/2007 member of the Small Business Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Raúl Grijalva Arizona/7 02/06/2007 member of the Committee on Education and Labor and the Small Business Committee; second vice-chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Barbara Lee California/9 02/13/2007 co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; first vice-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
Michael McNulty New York/21 06/26/2007
Gwen Moore Wisconsin/4 02/13/2007 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
Eleanor Norton Washington, D.C. 06/15/2007 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
Collin Peterson Minnesota/7 07/19/2007 chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Nick Rahall West Virginia/3 05/16/2007 chairman of the House Resources Committee
Charles Rangel New York/15 01/22/2007 author of resolution; chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
José Serrano New York/16 02/06/2007 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Pete Stark California/13 03/10/2008 member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Maxine Waters New York/16 02/06/2007 member of the House Appropriations Committee, member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus
Lynn Woolsey California/6 07/19/2007 co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Albert Wynn Maryland/4 02/06/2007 member of the Congressional Black Caucus

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