Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-46| House
| Updated: 1/9/2023
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023 This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (This system is used to query federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal history record information and other records to determine an individual's eligibility to receive, transfer, or possess firearms.)
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Criminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthSocial Security Administration
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-46| House
| Updated: 1/9/2023
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023 This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (This system is used to query federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial criminal history record information and other records to determine an individual's eligibility to receive, transfer, or possess firearms.)
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthSocial Security Administration