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115th Congress
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Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017
Introduced: April 6, 2017
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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.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.