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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 886 

To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran 

Treatment Court Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

Mr. CRIST (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. 

BAIRD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. BROWN

of Maryland, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of 

Florida, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOK, Mr. 

CROW, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. 

GABBARD, Mr. GAETZ, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HECK, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 

HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

HOULAHAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIND, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, 

Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LURIA, 

Mr. MAST, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MURPHY, 

Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 

RIGGLEMAN, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 

Mr. RUSH, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT

of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. 

SLOTKIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. WALDEN, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DUNN, 

Ms. SHALALA, and Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 


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A BILL 

To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out 

a Veteran Treatment Court Program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Treatment 

5 Court Coordination Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that veterans treatment 

8 courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans 

9 charged with non-violent crimes receive the help and the 

10 benefits for which the veterans are entitled. 

11 SEC. 3. VETERAN TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

13 appropriations, in coordination with the Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs, the Attorney General shall establish and 

15 carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide 

16 grants and technical assistance to the State circuit court 

17 systems that— 

18 (1) have adopted a Veterans Treatment Court 

19 Program; or 

20 (2) have filed a notice of intent to establish a 

21 Veterans Treatment Court Program with the Sec22 retary. 


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1 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Veterans Treat2 ment Court Program established under subsection (a) is 

3 to ensure the Department of Justice has a single office 

4 to coordinate the provision of grants, training, and tech5 nical assistance to help State, local, and Tribal govern6 ments to develop and maintain veteran treatment courts. 

7 (c) PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—The Veterans Treatment 

8 Court Program established under subsection (a) shall in9 clude the grant programs relating to veterans treatment 

10 courts carried out by the Attorney General pursuant to 

11 sections 2901, 2991, and 3021 of the Omnibus Crime 

12 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10581, 

13 10651, and 10701) or any other provision of law. 

14 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall pro15 mulgate regulations to carry out this section. 

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