# 116-hr-8474: Community-Based Response Act

116-hr-8474, Community-Based Response Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8474
- Congress: 116
- Title: Community-Based Response Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- Introduced: 2020-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Community-Based Response Act This bill establishes a program to assist communities with implementing alternative emergency response models in vulnerable populations to resolve crisis situations that may not require a law enforcement response or situations where a law enforcement response may increase the risk of harm. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, must award grants to eligible partnerships to establish or expand these models. The partnerships must consist of a unit of local or tribal government that is independent of law enforcement agencies and a nonprofit, community-based organization or consortium of such organizations. The partnerships may also include other entities, such as nonprofit or public institutions of higher education and behavioral health organizations. A partnership may use grant funds for a variety of purposes, such as triaging 9–1–1 calls to refer certain emergencies to entities other than law enforcement. In awarding these grants, HHS must prioritize partnerships that include community-based organizations that have a record of effectively serving, and are led by members of, vulnerable populations.

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- 116-hr-8954: Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8915: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8912: Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act
- 116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8730: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8474 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8474)

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- [116-hr-8915: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8915)
- [116-hr-8912: Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8912)
- [116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8898)
- [116-hr-8730: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8730)
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