All Roll Calls
Yes: 223 • No: 206
117-hr-8542117th Congress
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
Sponsored By: Representative Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
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Summary
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 This bill creates a grant program for states, tribal entities, 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. The Department of Health and Human Services and DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/22/2022
On Passage
Yes: 223 • No: 206