HR 2147
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health facilities and institutions
Judicial procedure and administration
Mental health
Specialized courts
State and local courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-240.
Sep 17, 2018
Signed by President.
Sep 5, 2018
Presented to President.
Aug 23, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 22, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869)
Aug 22, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5869)
Jun 18, 2018
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
Jun 14, 2018
Received in the Senate.
Jun 13, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 13, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5133-5134)
Jun 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5133-5134)
Jun 13, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2147.
Jun 13, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5133-5135)
Jun 13, 2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 18, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
May 18, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-682.
May 8, 2018
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
May 8, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 8, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2017
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court.
A specialist hired under this bill must be placed at a VA medical center that:
- complies with VA guidelines for specialist placement,
- works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans,
- maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts, and
- provides specialists or establishes a VA-approved plan to provide specialists to serve as part of a justice team.
The VA shall prioritize the placement of these specialists at medical centers that have an affiliation with a court that was established after this bill's enactment or is not fully staffed with specialists.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Veterans Justice Outreach Program.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 115-240.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
31
Bishop, Mike
Denham, Jeff
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Norcross, Donald
Costello, Ryan
R
Joyce, David P.
MacArthur, Thomas
R
Higgins, Clay
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
R
Thompson, Glenn
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Pocan, Mark
R
Turner, Michael R.
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Collins, Doug
D
Larson, John B.
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Carson, André
D
Smith, Adam
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Meehan, Patrick
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Moore, Gwen
Poliquin, Bruce
Comstock, Barbara
R
Banks, Jim
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Pingree, Chellie
R
Rutherford, John H.
D
Takano, Mark
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2147/
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