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S 946 115th Congress Senate 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 2017

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 20, 2018
Received in the House.
Feb 16, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 15, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 15, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1190)
Feb 15, 2018
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 11, 2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Apr 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2555-2556)
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,042 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Feb 15, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court.

An eligible VA medical center is one that:

  • complies with all VA guidelines and regulations for placement of a specialist;
  • works with a veteran with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system;
  • maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts; and
  • either routinely provides specialists, or establishes a VA-approved plan to provide specialists, to serve as part of a justice team in such a court.

The VA shall prioritize the placement of specialists at eligible VA medical centers that have an affiliation with such a court that: (1) was established after the date of this bill's enactment, or (2) was established before such date and is not fully staffed with specialists.

What's happening now February 20, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2147 Identical bill Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Aug 20, 2018
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 15, 2018
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 14, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 14, 2017
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 4, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2017
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 26, 2017
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