Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 5010
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 10, 2020
Latest Action
Dec 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5010
Congress
116
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Hawaii
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The initiative shall

  • serve as legal and policy advisor on DOJ's efforts to enforce criminal and civil laws that impact service members, veterans, and their families;
  • develop policy recommendations for improved enforcement of federal law to support service members, veterans, and their families;
  • serve as the liaison and point of contact between DOJ and the military departments;
  • provide counsel for the Office of Justice Programs to ensure that funding decisions take into account service members, veterans, and their families;
  • serve as a liaison and point of contact with the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ's Civil Division with respect to the prosecution of federal crimes involving fraud that target service members; and
  • serve as a liaison and point of contact with other DOJ components as needed to support the enforcement of other federal laws that protect service members and veterans.
Text (1)
December 10, 2020
Actions (2)
12/10/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
12/10/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:48 PM