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U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 6451

Mental Health Justice Act of 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof 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-47
Introduced
November 17, 2023, in the House
Issue areas
Policy area
Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
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congress.gov

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Cosponsors (161)

158 Democrats, 3 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these

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