# 116-hr-5973: 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.

116-hr-5973, 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., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5973
- Congress: 116
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2020-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5973)

## Related
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4194)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5973 (as of 2025-11-18).