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Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

Introduced: October 1, 2015 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 1, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes.

The program shall be carried out in partnership with local law enforcement, judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance organizations.

The VA shall establish coordinators to provide program outreach.

What's happening now October 1, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Oct 6, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 1, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Oct 1, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 1, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 1, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 1, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 1, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 1, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 1, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2120: Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2120/
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"S. 2120: Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2120/.
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