SERV Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.
Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.
Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2008 to Sep 29, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Sep 26, 2008 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Sep 26, 2008 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 29, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 29, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3379 | SERV Act | Identical bill | Jul 31, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug courts
- Drug testing
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Family courts
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Health
- Juvenile delinquency
- Law
- Legal education
- Mental health services
- Parole
- Probation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2008Introduced in House
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