3.0.0 515 2023-01-11T13:47:51Z 2023-01-11T13:47:51Z Senate S 2021-03-01 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-02T00:08:52Z Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 117 1368 HR 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022 117 7254 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 117 8542 HR 2022-09-27 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2021-03-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-03-01 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-01 True 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 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 Health 00 2021-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-23T13:22:05Z 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.

]]> Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 Display Title Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s515is/xml/BILLS-117s515is.xml 2021-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.