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117th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1368 — Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

“To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.”

Health
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action Apr 28, 2021
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 25, 2021
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Referred
Apr 28, 2021
E&C · Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
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Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 3, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2021
Referred 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.
Feb 25, 2021
Referred 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.