US HB8639 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-0)
Status: Introduced on October 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-20 - 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-20 - 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States 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 2020
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-10-20 | 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. |
2020-10-20 | 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. |
2020-10-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and paralysis
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and paralysis
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8639/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8639/BILLS-116hr8639ih.pdf |