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 2018
Introduced: April 26, 2017
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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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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