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117th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8542 — Mental Health Justice Act of 2022

“To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof 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 Jul 27, 2022
Last action Sep 27, 2022
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jul 27, 2022
Step 2
Referred
Jul 27, 2022
E&C · Judiciary · HELP
Step 3
Committee
Sep 21, 2022
Step 4
House floor
Sep 22, 2022
Passed House
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Senate
Sep 27, 2022
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
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Provisions · 4 sectionsEngrossed in House
Roll Call Votes · 1
HOUSEpassageSep 22, 2022

On Passage: H R 8542 Mental Health Justice Act of 2022

H.R. 8542

Passed
Timeline · 15 actions
Sep 27, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 22, 2022
Rule H. Res. 1377 passed House.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377.
Sep 22, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Sep 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 miunutes of debate on H.R. 8542.
Sep 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 8542.
Sep 22, 2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep 22, 2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8542, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Armstrong demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered as unfinished business.
Sep 22, 2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 452).ROLL CALLpass
Sep 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2022
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.
Jul 27, 2022
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.