HR 4345 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-11-09· Sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.(2017-12-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]CA
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]CA
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]PA
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]FL