U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 7254
Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022
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.
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- Sponsor
- Katie PorterD-CA-45
- Introduced
- March 28, 2022, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (1)
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Original cosponsors
- Debbie DingellD-MI-12