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HR 2457 116th Congress House

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019

Official title: To help train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure that individuals at diverse levels of society have and retain grea… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To help train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure that individuals at diverse levels of society have and retain greater skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without the use of physical or other force, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's development and implementation of the grant program.

Additionally, the bill expands and extends through FY2025 mental health awareness training grants.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 20
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 5, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 5, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 5, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Mar 5, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 5, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 3, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Feb 3, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 18, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 24, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 2, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2457: National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2457/
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