The Second Chance Act of 2007 signed by President George W. Bush expands is designed to provide training and skills to former prisoners.   "First, the act will authorize important parts of the administration's Prison Re-entry Initiative. The goal of this initiative is to help America's prisoners by expanding job training and placement services, improving their ability to find transitional housing, and helping newly released prisoners get mentoring, including from faith-based groups."

The bill authored by Congressman Rangel, which is perpetually stuck in committee, is designed to create a federal expungement law and incentive states to offer expungement laws.