Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 1, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1368 | Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| HR 7254 | Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 8542 | Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 | Related bill | Sep 27, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Disability and paralysis
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency communications systems
- Employment and training programs
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced in Senate
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