US HB6451 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 116-1)
Status: Introduced on November 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.
Title
Mental Health Justice Act of 2023
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2023-11-17 | 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. |
| 2023-11-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6451/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6451/BILLS-118hr6451ih.pdf |
