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Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020

Introduced: February 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state and local correctional facilities to provide clinical services for people with serious mental illness who need post-release mental health services.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2690 Related bill RESPONSE Act
  • S 3312 Identical bill Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Harder, Josh
California · Feb 25, 2020
Armstrong, Kelly
· Feb 13, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5909: Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5909/
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"H.R. 5909: Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5909/.
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H.R. 5909, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5909/.
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