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House Bill 5529
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 8, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 8, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 4, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5529
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Iowa
Republican
Maria Elvira Salazar
Florida
Republican
Mike Bost
Illinois
Democrat
Jared Golden
Maine
Democrat
David Trone
Maryland
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act

This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Justice Outreach Program, which is a program through which the VA identifies justice-involved veterans and provides them with access to VA services. Justice-involved veterans are those with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system.

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to conduct program outreach to justice-involved veterans, military and veterans service organizations, and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community (e.g., local law enforcement).

The VA must increase the number of program specialists responsible for supporting justice-involved veterans in rural, remote, or underserved areas.

Additionally, the VA must establish performance goals, measures, and implementation time lines for the program, specialists, and providing support for research regarding justice-involved veterans.

Program specialists must receive training, at least annually, on (1) veteran eligibility for the program, and (2) best practices for identifying and conducting outreach to justice-involved veterans and relevant stakeholders in the criminal justice community.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
October 8, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Dec 07, 2021
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3323
Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (7)
11/04/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
11/04/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/04/2021
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
10/14/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
10/13/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
10/08/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
10/08/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:43:11 PM
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