HR 886 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 30, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-153 Sponsor Charlie Crist D-FL

Latest action · Aug 8, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-153.

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.

IntroducedJan 30, 2019
Passed HouseOct 28, 2019
Passed SenateJan 16, 2020
To the PresidentJul 28, 2020
Became lawAug 8, 2020Public Law 116-153

Summary

Version

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal governments to develop and maintain veterans treatment courts.

Cosponsors 135

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019; 94 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-FL	Al Lawson, Jr.	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Jan 30, 2019
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Jan 30, 2019
R-FL	Brian J. Mast	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Jan 30, 2019
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Jan 30, 2019
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Jan 30, 2019

Show all 135 cosponsors

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 30, 2019Markup Oct 16, 2019Reported Oct 28, 2019
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Mar 22, 2019Discharged Oct 15, 2019
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Oct 29, 2019Discharged Jan 16, 2020

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 8, 2020Signed by President.
Aug 8, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-153.
Jul 28, 2020Presented to President.
Jul 20, 2020Mr. Cicilline asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill, H.R. 886, and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H3110)
Jul 20, 2020Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3110)
Jul 20, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 16, 2020Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 16, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S262)
Jan 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S262)
Jan 16, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 29, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 28, 2019Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-259.
Oct 28, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Oct 28, 2019Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 28, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8489-8491)
Oct 28, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 886.
Oct 28, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8489)
Oct 28, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 16, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 16, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 15, 2019Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Mar 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H3110Amendments H3110	David N. Cicilline D-RI	Jul 20, 2020
Extensions	Debate and remarks E375	Robert J. Wittman R-VA	Apr 21, 2020
Senate	Debate and remarks S262Text printed S262Amendments S262, S281	Christopher A. Coons D-DE (amendment), Jerry Moran R-KS, Martha McSally R-AZ (amendment), Rick Scott R-FL (amendment), Tina Smith D-MN (amendment)	Jan 16, 2020
House	Debate and remarks H8548	Brian Higgins D-NY	Oct 29, 2019
House	Debate and remarks H8489–H8491Text printed H8489	Charlie Crist D-FL, Doug Collins R-GA, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, Karen Bass D-CA	Oct 28, 2019

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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 116-259

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jan 28, 2020H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019As passed by the House of Representatives on October 28, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1337.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
SA 1283	In the nature of a substitute.	Martha McSally R-AZ	Amendment SA 1283 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2774	Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019	Related bill	Dec 19, 2019
HR 4345	Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017	Reintroduction of	Dec 13, 2017

Titles 10

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Titles as Enacted: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Other Short Titles: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Reported to House: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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