Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court.
An eligible VA medical center is one that:
The VA shall prioritize the placement of specialists at eligible VA medical centers that have an affiliation with such a court that: (1) was established after the date of this bill's enactment, or (2) was established before such date and is not fully staffed with specialists.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-17 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-240. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-17 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-09-05 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-08-23 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-08-22 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869) | Senate |
| 2018-06-18 | Calendars | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466. | Senate |
| 2018-06-14 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2018-06-13 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-13 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5133-5134) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-13 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2147. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-13 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5133-5135) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-13 | Floor | Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-18 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-18 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-682. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-08 | Committee | Subcommittee on Health Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-08 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-08 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-09-26 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-26 | Committee | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |