To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.
USA115th CongressHR-4345| House
| Updated: 12/13/2017
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (109)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencingJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local courtsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care
To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.
USA115th CongressHR-4345| House
| Updated: 12/13/2017
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (109)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local courtsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care