; Whereas an individual with a criminal record also often faces collateral consequences in securing a place to live; Whereas an individual with a criminal record is often barred from seeking access to public housing; Whereas an individual with a criminal record also often faces other collateral consequences, such as an inability to regain voting rights, volunteer in the community, and secure identification documentation; Whereas an individual with a criminal record may incur significant debt as a result of conviction and incarceration of the individual; Whereas collateral consequences prevent millions of individuals in the United States from contributing fully to their families and communities; Whereas collateral consequences can contribute to recidivism, which increases crime and victimization and decreases public safety; Whereas the inability to find gainful employment and other collateral consequences of conviction inhibit the economic mobility of an individual with a criminal record, which can negatively impact the well-being of the children and the families of the individual for generations; Whereas the President in the 2018 State of the Union address expressed that, As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to all citizens. That is why this year we will embark on reforming our prisons to help former inmates who have served their time get a second chance at life ; Whereas April 9, 2018, marks the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ; 122 Stat. 657), which has provided reentry services to over 166,000 individuals in 49 States and the District of Columbia; Whereas the anniversary of the death of Charles Colson, who used his second chance following his incarceration for a Watergate-related crime to found Prison Fellowship, the largest outreach program to prisoners, former prisoners, and their families in the United States, falls on April 21