911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 17, 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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act of 2020
This bill authorizes grants to dispatch unarmed, specialized health care or social service providers to respond to nonviolent 9–1–1 calls instead of law enforcement officers. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award grants to states and other jurisdictions for this purpose.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Nov 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2020Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 166, no. 195, November 17, 2020, page H5868.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to States, territories, political subdivisions of States and territories, Tribal governments, and consortia of Tribal governments to establish an unarmed 911 response program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- 911 Diversion to Unarmed Personnel Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Firearms and explosives
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2020Introduced 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.
