US Congress House Bill 2147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on September 17 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-09-17 - Became Public Law No: 115-240.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. A specialist hired under this bill must be placed at a VA medical center that: complies with VA guidelines for specialist placement, works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans, maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts, and provides specialists or establishes a VA-approved plan to provide specialists to serve as part of a justice team. The VA shall prioritize the placement of these specialists at medical centers that have an affiliation with a court that was established after this bill's enactment or is not fully staffed with specialists. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Veterans Justice Outreach Program.

Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-17	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-240.
2018-09-17	Senate	Signed by President.
2018-09-05	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-08-23	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-08-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5869)
2018-06-18	Senate	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
2018-06-14	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2018-06-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5133-5134)
2018-06-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2147.
2018-06-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5133-5135)
2018-06-13	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-05-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
2018-05-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-682.
2018-05-08	House	Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
2018-05-08	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-09-26	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-04-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-04-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-04-26	House	Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
2017-04-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-04-26	House	Introduced in House

SB946 (Same As) 2018-02-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2147/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2147/BILLS-115hr2147ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2147/BILLS-115hr2147rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2147/BILLS-115hr2147eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2147/BILLS-115hr2147pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2147/BILLS-115hr2147enr.pdf