SERV Act
Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- 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 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2011 to Jan 18, 2012; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 31, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 18, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jan 18, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 26, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
- May 26, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3757.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3702 | SERV Act | Related bill | Dec 20, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SERV Act
- Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
