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HR 2698 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mental health

Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019

Introduced: August 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019

This bill directs the Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice to award grants to law enforcement agencies for behavioral health crisis response training.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1464 Identical bill Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 10 Republican 4
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 11, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Aug 18, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Aug 18, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 25, 2020
Lipinski, Daniel
· Oct 16, 2019
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Sep 18, 2019
Johnson, Bill
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 9, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 9, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 11, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Jun 5, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 23, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 22, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 22, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 16, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 16, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· May 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2698: Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2698/
MLA
"H.R. 2698: Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2698/.
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H.R. 2698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2698/.
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[H.R. 2698: Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2698/)
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