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H.R. 5864 114th Congress House

Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for mental health training for law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child healthChild safety and welfareCrime preventionEducational facilities and institutions
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Elementary and secondary educationEmergency communications systemsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Aug 10, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program to include specialized mental health training for law enforcement officers.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 21, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5864: Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5864/
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"H.R. 5864: Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5864/.
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H.R. 5864, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5864/.
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