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S 289 109th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administration of justice Authorization Disabled Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Health Labor and Employment Law Legal education Mental health services Mental illness Mentally disabled Police training State courts

A bill to authorize an annual appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2011.

Introduced: February 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 19, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 19, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 19, 2005
Received in the House.
Apr 18, 2005
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3862)
Apr 18, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3862)
Apr 18, 2005
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3862)
Apr 18, 2005
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3862)
Feb 3, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S989)
Feb 3, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S988-989)
Feb 3, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for mental health courts from FY 2006 through 2011.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2515 Identical bill To authorize an annual appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2011.
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 289: A bill to authorize an annual appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2011.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-289/
MLA
"S. 289: A bill to authorize an annual appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2011.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-289/.
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S. 289, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-289/.
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