3.0.0 2120 2023-01-11T13:29:33Z 2023-01-11T13:29:33Z Senate S 2015-10-01 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-10-01T19:07:10Z 2015-10-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-10-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-10-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-10-01 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-10-01 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-10-01 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-10-01 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-10-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-10-01 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-10-01 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-10-01 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-10-01 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-10-06 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-04-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-10-01 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-24T20:57:24Z Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes.

The program shall be carried out in partnership with local law enforcement, judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance organizations.

The VA shall establish coordinators to provide program outreach.

]]> Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 Display Title Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2120is/xml/BILLS-114s2120is.xml 2015-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.