Mental Health Justice Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8639| House
| Updated: 10/20/2020
Katie Porter
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (41)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Mental Health Justice Act of 2020 This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training. The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Health
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency communications systemsEmployment and training programsFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations
Mental Health Justice Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8639| House
| Updated: 10/20/2020
Mental Health Justice Act of 2020 This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training. The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Katie Porter
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (41)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency communications systemsEmployment and training programsFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations