Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8044 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8044 To improve the provision of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to incarcerated veterans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2026 Mr. Conaway (for himself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the provision of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to incarcerated veterans, and for other purposes. 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 ``Get Justice-Involved Veterans Behavioral Assistance and Care for Key Health Outcomes to Maintain Empowerment Act'' or the ``Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act''. SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO INCARCERATED VETERANS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to furnish mental health care to incarcerated veterans (in this section referred to as the ``pilot program''), with a priority given to veterans with a service-connected disability relating to-- (1) post-traumatic stress disorder; (2) traumatic brain injury; or (3) military sexual trauma. (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at not fewer than five facilities, which shall-- (1) represent large and small facilities and urban and rural settings; and (2) have separate housing units for veterans that have alr