Community Safety Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Safety Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants for technical assistance and training to improve responses to and reduce recidivism associated with people who have mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Additionally, the bill extends through FY2025 the mental health training grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 29, 2019 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2019Referred 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 170, October 28, 2019, page H8540.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to provide training to improve police responses for people with mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities, to increase the authorization of appropriations for mental health awareness training grants, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Community Safety Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced in House
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.
