House Bill 4345
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 9, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4345
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that veterans treatment courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans charged with non-violent crimes receive the help and the benefits to which they are entitled.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide assistance to state circuit court systems that have adopted or filed a notice of intent to establish such a program.
The DOJ program shall include veterans treatment court grant programs carried out pursuant to laws establishing other incarceration alternatives programs.
November 9, 2017
12/13/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
11/09/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
11/09/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:02 PM