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HR 4315 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health Social Security Administration

Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016

Introduced: January 5, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H167-170)
Jan 6, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H20-21)
Jan 5, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 5, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016

This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

What's happening now January 8, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 6, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4315: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4315/
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"H.R. 4315: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4315/.
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H.R. 4315, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4315/.
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