US Congress House Bill 2026 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services. Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.

SERV Act

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-05-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB3702 (Related) 2012-12-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2026/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2026/BILLS-112hr2026ih.pdf