Investing in Community Healing Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Investing in Community Healing Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research adverse health impacts associated with violent interactions with law enforcement and carry out activities to promote access to, and awareness of, trauma support services and mental and behavioral health care among racial and ethnic minority groups.
Specifically, HHS must (1) award grants to community-based programs or organizations to increase access to appropriate services and care, and (2) conduct an educational campaign to raise awareness of mental and behavioral health issues and reduce stigma associated with such conditions.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
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