National Community Violence De-Escalation Training Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Community Violence De-Escalation Training Act of 2021
This bill establishes and expands grant programs for training on de-escalating violence and crisis situations involving individuals with behavioral health issues.
Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must award grants to state and local governments, educational institutions, nonprofits, faith institutions, or small businesses for community-based training to de-escalate and avoid violence. As part of this grant program, SAMHSA must also establish an advisory board and develop relevant training standards. The training funded by the grants must apply evidence-based de-escalation and avoidance techniques to potentially violent scenarios that are regularly encountered by community members, including public safety officers, public transit operators, educators, and faith leaders. Additionally, the training must address implicit bias, crisis interventions for those experiencing mental health or substance use issues, and other specified topics.
The bill also expands and extends through FY2027 mental health awareness training grants.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 12, 2021; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Oct 12, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 1, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 1, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 167, no. 115, July 1, 2021, page H3601.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2457 | National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | May 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 Title(s) as Introduced
- National Community Violence De-Escalation Training Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2021Introduced in House
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