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Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act

Introduced: October 8, 2021 Introduced by: Miller-Meeks, Mariannette Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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Became law

Nov 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Nov 4, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 4, 2021

Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

Oct 14, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Oct 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Oct 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Oct 8, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act

This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Justice Outreach Program, which is a program through which the VA identifies justice-involved veterans and provides them with access to VA services. Justice-involved veterans are those with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system.

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to conduct program outreach to justice-involved veterans, military and veterans service organizations, and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community (e.g., local law enforcement).

The VA must increase the number of program specialists responsible for supporting justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, or underserved areas.

Additionally, the VA must establish performance goals, measures, and implementation time lines for the program, specialists, and providing support for research regarding justice-involved veterans.

Program specialists must receive training, at least annually, on (1) veteran eligibility for the program, and (2) best practices for identifying and conducting outreach to justice-involved veterans and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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