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- H.R.5529
H.R.5529: Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Oct. 8, 2021
- Latest Major Action Nov. 4, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
7 (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Oct. 8, 2021
Bill Summary
Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Justice Outreach Program, which is a program through which the VA identifies justice-involved veterans and provides them with access to VA services. Justice-involved veterans are those with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal justice system. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to conduct program...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Nov. 4, 2021 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| Nov. 4, 2021 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Nov. 4, 2021 |
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
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| Oct. 25, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Oct. 14, 2021 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| Oct. 13, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Oct. 8, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Oct. 8, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) |