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Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017

Introduced: April 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2017
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017

This bill authorizes FY2018 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 May 1, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1982: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1982/
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"H.R. 1982: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1982/.
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H.R. 1982, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1982/.
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