Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 946
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
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Amendments
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Passed Senate on Feb 15, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 26, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 20, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
946
Congress
115
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
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Democrat
Delaware
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Massachusetts
Democrat
Michigan
Democrat
Montana
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New Hampshire
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New Hampshire
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North Carolina
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 15, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary

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:

  • complies with all VA guidelines and regulations for placement of a specialist;
  • works with a veteran with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system;
  • maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts; and
  • either routinely provides specialists, or establishes a VA-approved plan to provide specialists, to serve as part of a justice team in such a court.

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.

Text (3)
February 20, 2018
February 15, 2018
April 26, 2017
Amendments (1)
Feb 15, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 2042
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Actions (11)
02/20/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/20/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
02/20/2018
Received in the House.
02/16/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
02/15/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
02/15/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
02/15/2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1190)
02/15/2018
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/11/2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
04/26/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2555-2556)
04/26/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:56 PM