Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D ShaheenSponsor

12 cosponsors · 10 D, 1 R, 1 I

10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 1, 2015

Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

The program shall be carried out in partnership with local law enforcement, judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance organizations.

The VA shall establish coordinators to provide program outreach.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015

Latest action (Oct 1, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 1, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.