H.R. 6003

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6003 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6003

To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons 
and local jails improve the documentation of incarcerated veterans.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2025

Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons 
and local jails improve the documentation of incarcerated veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Involved Veterans Support 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Approximately 181,000 veterans are incarcerated in the 
United States.
(2) More than half of all veterans involved in the criminal 
justice system suffer from a mental health condition or 
substance abuse disorder.
(3) Such veterans may be at a greater risk for suicide.
(4) Veterans released from incarceration have specialized 
needs and face different issues relating to reentry into 
society.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE DOCUMENTATION OF INCARCERATED 
VETERANS.

(a) Establishment.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program to 
provide grants and technical assistance to State prisons and local 
jails to improve documentation of whether inmates of such institutions 
are veterans.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of the pilot program are the following:
(1) To assist the Secretary in providing benefits to 
incarcerated veterans under laws administered by the Secretary.
(2) To assist veterans affairs offices of States in 
providing benefits to incarcerated veterans under laws 
administered by such offices.
(3) To increase the number of veterans involved in the 
criminal justice system whose cases are diverted to veterans 
treatment courts.
(c) Priority.--In selecting grant recipients under the pilot 
program, the Attorney General shall give priority to State prisons and 
local jails located in--
(1) States that contain the greatest populations of 
veterans per capita;
(2) States with the highest rates of veterans living in 
poverty; and
(3) jurisdictions that contain a veterans treatment court 
or veterans diversion program.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``veterans treatment 
court'' and ``veterans diversion program'' mean a State or local court 
that is participating in the veterans treatment court program (as 
defined in section 2991(i)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968; 34 U.S.C. 10651(i)(1)).
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