3.0.0 4142 2023-01-11T13:38:22Z 2023-01-11T13:38:22Z House HR 2017-10-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 173 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 4142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 1[Page H8271]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-14T15:57:57Z Referred to 2017-10-26T13:03:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-10-27T20:26:59Z Referred to 2017-10-26T13:03:15Z Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017 115 2913 HR 2017-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017 115 1370 S 2017-06-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2017-11-14 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-10-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-10-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 N P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2017-10-26 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-12-21 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-03-01 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2018-03-05 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2018-05-15 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-06-01 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2018-09-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child health Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Firearms and explosives Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Performance measurement Research administration and funding Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-10-26 Introduced in House 2018-07-05T18:09:05Z Safer Communities Act of 2017

This bill provides grants to expand mental health crisis assistance programs, support comprehensive school mental health programs, and enhance mental health and substance abuse needs of prisoners.

The Department of Health and Human Services must expand research on violence associated with mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must expand the National Violent Death Reporting System to all 50 states and research the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries from gun violence.

The bill states that no provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act prohibits physicians from asking patients about guns in their homes, speaking to a patient about gun safety, or reporting a patient's threat of violence.

It amends the federal criminal code to specify that the term "committed to a mental institution" applies to involuntary inpatient or outpatient treatment.

It amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize state grants to remove firearms from individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others.

The Department of Justice must promptly notify law enforcement agencies when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm.

The bill replaces statutory references to persons "adjudicated as a mental defective" with persons "adjudicated as ineligible due to disqualifying mental status."

It amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to:

  • establish procedures to restore firearm ownership rights after a mental health adjudication or commitment,
  • require an annual report on record submissions due to domestic violence misdemeanor convictions,
  • authorize state grants to improve the automation and transmittal of mental health and criminal history records, and
  • require quarterly updates to federal agency record submissions.

The bill reauthorizes the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program through FY2023.

]]> Safer Communities Act of 2017 Display Title Safer Communities Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Safer Communities Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Introduced in House 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4142ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4142ih.xml 2017-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.