HR 2026 112th Congress House

SERV Act

Official title: To provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts.

Introduced: October 3, 2011 See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug, alcohol, tobacco useJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and funding

More subjectsShow fewer subjects

Mental healthSpecialized courtsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

May 26, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 26, 2011

Introduced in House

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Latest action August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version