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 and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 25, 2021
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127 Cosponsors (126 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Meng Helps Introduce Legislation to Create Mental Health First Responder Units”
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Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY6]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 8, 2021
“ICYMI: President Biden Addresses Mental Health Crisis in State of the Union Address, Includes Several Cárdenas Bills and Legislative Proposals”
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Rep. Tony Cárdenas [D-CA29]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 2, 2022
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H.R. 1368 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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