3.0.0 4199 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z House HR 2019-08-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 137 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 4199.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H7511]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-25T13:39:20Z Referred to 2019-08-20T17:00:08Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-21T16:06:13Z Referred to 2019-08-20T17:00:13Z 2019-09-25 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-08-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-08-20 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 2019-08-20 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 2019-08-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-20 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 2019-08-20 True 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 2019-08-20 Introduced in House 2022-06-09T14:00:42Z Safer Communities Act of 2019

This bill establishes grants for mental health programs, revises certain prohibitions related to firearms, and revises criminal history reporting systems.

Specifically, it 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.

Additionally, physicians are not prohibited from asking patients about guns in their homes, speaking to a patient about gun safety, or reporting a patient's threat of violence.

The bill authorizes 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.

It also revises the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to

  • establish procedures to restore firearm ownership rights after a mental health adjudication or commitment,
  • authorize state grants for the automation and transmittal of mental health and criminal history records, and
  • require certain annual reports and quarterly updates.

Finally, it reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program.

]]> Safer Communities Act of 2019 Display Title Safer Communities Act of 2019 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 IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Safer Communities Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4199ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4199ih.xml 2019-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.