HR 7142 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018

Latest action · Nov 16, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 16, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a grant program for de-escalation training in communities.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2018 to Dec 13, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalNov 16, 2018
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-CARo KhannaOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalNov 16, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsNov 23, 2018
D-OHTim RyanNov 23, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterNov 27, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeDec 10, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyDec 13, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 16, 2018

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2018Introduced in House
  2. Nov 16, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)] [House] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. MOORE: H.R. 7142. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 C1.1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 182, November 16, 2018, page H9568.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2457National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019Reintroduced BillMay 2, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To help train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure that individuals at diverse levels of society have and retain greater skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without the use of physical or other force, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2018Introduced in House

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