Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3950| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (3)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program to support the establishment of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) that provide legal expertise and services to veterans, with a particular focus on veterans whose medical needs put them at risk of recidivism, reoffending, or becoming victim to a crime. The bill also permits (1) the Department of Justice to give preference, when awarding grants for veteran treatment courts, to applicants that plan to work with MLPs; and (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish MLPs in its facilities.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime victimsHealth facilities and institutionsHomelessness and emergency shelterLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNursingUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care
Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3950| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program to support the establishment of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) that provide legal expertise and services to veterans, with a particular focus on veterans whose medical needs put them at risk of recidivism, reoffending, or becoming victim to a crime. The bill also permits (1) the Department of Justice to give preference, when awarding grants for veteran treatment courts, to applicants that plan to work with MLPs; and (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish MLPs in its facilities.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (3)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Crime victimsHealth facilities and institutionsHomelessness and emergency shelterLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNursingUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care