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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-02-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-20 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-16 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-02-15 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2018-02-15 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1190) | Senate |
| 2018-02-15 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2017-07-11 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. | Senate |
| 2017-04-26 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2555-2556) | Senate |
| 2017-04-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |