# 119-hr-1392: Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act of 2025

119-hr-1392, Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1392
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Nationwide screening and referral for severe mental illness at jail and prison intake.** This bill would create federal grants and an Advisory Board to fund brief intake screenings, immediate referrals, and postrelease outreach to link people to mental health care. - People who are arrested or incarcerated would be screened with a 5 to 10 question survey based on the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen to identify schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression and referred to local providers. Outreach teams must attempt in-person contact before release and phone contact within 24 to 48 hours after release if needed. - Local governments and mental health providers could receive grants to buy screening technology, hire staff and outreach teams, and pay salaries or overtime. Ninety percent of grant funding would go to the grant program with 50% to localities, 20% to States, and 20% to the Bureau of Prisons. - An Advisory Board and independent researchers would evaluate the program using randomized or quasi experimental designs and must complete an impact evaluation not later than one year after grant receipt. The Board would publish evaluation results and help share best practices across jurisdictions. *Would authorize $100.0 million in FY2026 rising to $140.0 million in FY2030, a total of $600.0 million in new federal funding over FY2026–FY2030, increasing federal spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to screen and connect people in jail: benefit, high. The Attorney General would start a competitive grant program within 90 days. It would fund mental health screening at intake and referrals before or soon after release. The bill would authorize $100 million for FY2026, $110 million for FY2027, $120 million for FY2028, $130 million for FY2029, and $…
- Oversight board and required evaluations: benefit, medium. An Advisory Board would start within 60 days to approve state and local plans, give technical help, and monitor compliance. It could require fixes or cut grant money if rules are not met and would publish evaluation results and best practices. Grantees would have to partner with independent researc…
- Federal prisons add mental health screening: benefit, low. The Bureau of Prisons would set up a similar program within 90 days. Federal prisons would screen people at intake and refer them to care before or soon after release. This would mirror the grant model used by states and local jails.
- Short jail mental-health screen and outreach: benefit, low. Grant-funded sites would use a short 5–10 question screen based on the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen. It would look for severe illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression; ask about symptoms, past meds or inpatient care; and record the person’s home address. Trained staff…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1392 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1392)

## Related
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3644)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1392 (as of 2026-04-21).