,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ad1      
#bjai,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma
 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4     
,takano1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1
 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,torres 
,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,swalwell  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,trone1
 and ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives on the importance of   
assisting justice-involved veterans4    
,whereas almost #bjj1jjj veterans are   
incarcerated2 ,whereas more than half of
 justice-involved veterans have either a

 mental health issue or a substance     
abuse disorder2 ,whereas a substantial  
number of justice-involved veterans are 
homeless or at risk for homelessness2   
,whereas many veterans have difficulty  
finding work and reintegrating into     
society after living in formalized      
environments2 ,whereas veterans who get 
involved in the criminal justice system 
may be at a higher risk for suicide2    
,whereas justice-involved veterans in   
prison cannot receive medical services  
furnished by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs1 but may receive     
outreach services2 ,whereas             
justice-involved veterans have more     
specialized needs upon reentry into     
society2 ,whereas veterans treatment    
courts serve only veterans who are      
charged with nonviolent crimes and are  
in need of mental health or substance   
abuse treatment2 ,whereas prosecutors   
work with defense attorneys to negotiate
 whether a veteran's case should be     
heard in the treatment court1 and       

veterans go through counseling funded by
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 
,whereas once the veteran finishes the  
program1 which can last from a few      
months to years1 all charges are        
dropped2 and ,whereas only approximately
 #ejj counties have veterans treatment  
courts3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7     
supports the expansion of the veterans  
treatment court program2  7#b7          
encourages deeper studies into the      
efficacy of these programs and best     
practices2 and  7#c7 reaffirms the      
commitment of the ,house of             
,representatives to helping all veterans
 reintegrating to civilian life4