HR 5973
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Judicial procedure and administration
State and local courts
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons and local jails improve the documentation of incarcerated veterans.
Introduced: February 26, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill directs the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to improve documentation of whether inmates of state prisons and local jails are veterans.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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