Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2002
Latest action · Oct 17, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10712-10714)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs that grants be used to create or expand: (1) mental health courts; (2) programs that offer specialized training to the officers and employees of a criminal or juvenile justice agency and mental health personnel in procedures for identifying the symptoms of mental illness; and (3) programs that support cooperative efforts by criminal, juvenile justice, and mental health agencies to promote public safety by offering mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
Requires the Attorney General: (1) to develop a procedure under which applicants may apply simultaneously for a planning grant and an implementation grant; (2) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency task force to identify policies which hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives; and (3) to develop a list of best practices for appropriate diversion from incarceration of adult and juvenile offenders. Requires applicants for an implementation grant to meet specified requirements, including ensuring individualized, needs-based assessments and access to community-based mental health services.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 17, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Oct 17, 2002 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Oct 17, 2002 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Oct 17, 2002 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Oct 17, 2002 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Oct 17, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Oct 17, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10711-10712)
- Oct 17, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10712-10714)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10711–S10716Text printed S10712–S10714 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Maria Cantwell D-WA, Mike DeWine R-OH (text), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Oct 17, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to foster local collaborations which will ensure that resources are effectively and efficiently used within the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administration of juvenile justice
- Alcohol and youth
- Alcoholism
- Alcoholism treatment
- Case management
- Child abuse
- Child sexual abuse
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Courts of special jurisdiction
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug addiction
- Drugs
- Drugs and youth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Ex-offenders
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal aid to substance abuse programs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Job hunting
- Juvenile corrections
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Learning disabilities
- Legal assistance to juveniles
- Legal services
- Mental health services
- Mental health services for youth
- Mental illness
- Mentally disabled
- Mentally ill
- Minorities
- Performance measurement
- Prison alternatives
- Prisoners
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
