3.0.0 946 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z Senate S 2017-04-26 115 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-02-20T17:02:21Z Referred to 2018-02-20T15:32:20Z ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2018-02-15T23:00:04Z Hearings by 2017-07-11T18:30:52Z Referred to 2017-04-26T15:42:19Z Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 115 2147 HR 2018-09-17 Became Public Law No: 115-240. Related bill House Identical bill CRS 2018-02-20 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-02-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-02-20 10:28:04 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-02-16 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-02-15 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-02-15 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-15 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1190) Floor 2018-02-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2018-02-15 Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. Committee 2017-04-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2555-2556) IntroReferral 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-04-26 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-04-26 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2017-04-26 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-04-26 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-04-26 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2017-04-26 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-04-26 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2017-04-26 True D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2017-09-14 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-09-26 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-09-28 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-10-04 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-12-01 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-12-14 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-12-14 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2017-12-21 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-02-15 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-08-20 False 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-02T15:44:22Z 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.

]]> Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 Display Title Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed Senate Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 S Senate 2042 115 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2020-12-15T17:17:24Z 2018-02-15 Amendment SA 2042 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2042 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2042 F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 946 Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 6 2018-02-15 0 Senate Amendment SA 2042 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-02-15 0 Senate Amendment SA 2042 proposed by Senator Alexander for Senator Flake. (consideration: CR S1190; text: CR S1190) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2018-02-15 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2042 proposed by Senator Alexander for Senator Flake.(consideration: CR S1190; text: CR S1190) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-15 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2042 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-15 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s946rfh/xml/BILLS-115s946rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s946es/xml/BILLS-115s946es.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s946is/xml/BILLS-115s946is.xml 2018-02-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.