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H.R. 6003

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6003, the Justice Involved Veterans Support Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Jason Crow (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Nov 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 6003 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6003/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6003 IH: Justice Involved Veterans Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6003  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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice Involved Veterans Support Act  .
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.
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) ).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-11-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Nov 10, 2025

hb6003/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (11/10/2025)

Justice Involved Veterans Support Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to improve documentation of whether inmates of state prisons and local jails are veterans.

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Crow (D) sponsors H.R. 6003, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6003 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6003 has taken 2 actions since Nov 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 6003 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6003 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Justice Involved Veterans Support Act — Display Title
  • Justice Involved Veterans Support Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6003 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Defense, Foreign Relations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia13—
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES—Virginia12—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS13—
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES12—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER113
NAOMI MATHIS113
PETER DICKINSON113
SHAMALA CAPIZZI113
JOSEPH LEMAY112
KEVIN MILLER112
SCOTT PEYTON112
SHANE LIERMANN112
JOY ILEM111
MARY KASZYNSKI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6003 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6003’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr6003/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6003, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 190 (Monday, November 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CROW:H.R. 6003.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4591]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com