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

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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.

  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2019
  2. Passed HouseOct 28, 2019
  3. Passed SenateJan 16, 2020
  4. To the PresidentJul 28, 2020
  5. Became lawAug 8, 2020Public Law 116-153

Summary

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-MIFred UptonOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalJan 30, 2019
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-COJason CrowOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-OKKendra S. HornOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WIRon KindOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJan 30, 2019
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYAnthony BrindisiFeb 6, 2019
D-NHChris PappasFeb 6, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellFeb 6, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 6, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 6, 2019
D-PASusan WildFeb 6, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasFeb 13, 2019
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallFeb 13, 2019
D-NJAndy KimFeb 25, 2019
D-VAJennifer WextonFeb 25, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMay 10, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoMay 10, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMay 23, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickMay 30, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 30, 2019
D-GALucy McBathMay 30, 2019
R-VARobert J. WittmanJun 3, 2019
R-COScott R. TiptonJun 5, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerJun 14, 2019
R-OHAnthony GonzalezJun 14, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyJun 14, 2019
D-TXVeronica EscobarJun 14, 2019
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerJun 20, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterJun 20, 2019
D-HIEd CaseJun 20, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasJun 20, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIJun 26, 2019
D-CATj CoxJun 26, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneJul 9, 2019
R-NEDon BaconJul 12, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyJul 12, 2019
D-MNDean PhillipsJul 24, 2019
D-AZGreg StantonJul 24, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJul 24, 2019
R-FLTed S. YohoJul 24, 2019
R-OHBill JohnsonJul 25, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 25, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 18, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOct 15, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOct 21, 2019
R-MNPete StauberOct 28, 2019

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2019Markup Oct 16, 2019Reported Oct 28, 2019
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2019Discharged Oct 15, 2019
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 29, 2019Discharged Jan 16, 2020

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 8, 2020Signed by President.
  2. Aug 8, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-153.
  3. Jul 28, 2020Presented to President.
  4. 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)
  5. Jul 20, 2020Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H3110)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3110Amendments H3110David N. Cicilline D-RIJul 20, 2020
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E375Robert J. Wittman R-VAApr 21, 2020
SenateDebate and remarks S262Text printed S262Amendments S262, S281Christopher 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
HouseDebate and remarks H8548Brian Higgins D-NYOct 29, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H8489–H8491Text printed H8489Charlie Crist D-FL, Doug Collins R-GA, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, Karen Bass D-CAOct 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

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. 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.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 1283In the nature of a substitute.Martha McSally R-AZAmendment SA 1283 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2774Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019Related billDec 19, 2019
HR 4345Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017Reintroduction ofDec 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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jan 16, 2020Engrossed Amendment Senate
  3. Oct 29, 2019Referred in Senate
  4. Oct 28, 2019Engrossed in House
  5. Oct 28, 2019Reported in House
  6. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House

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