US Congress House Bill 2457 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's development and implementation of the grant program. Additionally, the bill expands and extends through FY2025 mental health awareness training grants.

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019

Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-05-01	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2457/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2457/BILLS-116hr2457ih.pdf