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The bill reduces reporting burden and modestly lowers compliance costs for agencies and taxpayers at the expense of less frequent transparency and slower detection of problems in prisoner reentry programs, which could harm program effectiveness for people returning from prison.
Federal agencies and their staff will prepare and submit First Step Act implementation reports less frequently, reducing administrative workload for agency employees.
Taxpayers and agencies will face modestly lower compliance and paperwork costs because reporting obligations occur less often.
The public and Congress will receive First Step Act implementation data less frequently, reducing transparency and oversight of recidivism and prison reform outcomes.
People released from prison (including those with disabilities) and reentry program stakeholders will have slower identification and correction of problems because less frequent data can delay detection of ineffective or harmful practices.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends the statutory reporting interval for the First Step Act report from every 5 years to every 10 years.
Extends the time interval for a required First Step Act report from every 5 years to every 10 years. The bill changes only the statutory timing for that report and does not add new reporting content, new agencies, or new funding requirements.
Introduced December 15, 2025 by Richard Joseph Durbin · Last progress December 15, 2025