Congress 115 - HR 2147 - Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018

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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

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Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court.

A specialist hired under this bill must be placed at a VA medical center that:

complies with VA guidelines for specialist placement,
works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans,
maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts, and
provides specialists or establishes a VA-approved plan to provide specialists to serve as part of a justice team.

The VA shall prioritize the placement of these specialists at medical centers that have an affiliation with a court that was established after this bill's enactment or is not fully staffed with specialists.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Veterans Justice Outreach Program.

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Sep 17, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-240.
Sep 17, 2018

Signed by President.
Sep 5, 2018

Presented to President.
Aug 23, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 22, 2018

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869)
Aug 22, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5869)
Jun 18, 2018

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
Jun 14, 2018

Received in the Senate.
Jun 13, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 13, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5133-5134)
Jun 13, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5133-5134)
Jun 13, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2147.
Jun 13, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5133-5135)
Jun 13, 2018

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 18, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
May 18, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-682.
May 8, 2018

Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
May 8, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 8, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2017

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Apr 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 26, 2017

Introduced in House

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