Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016
Subject: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Health and Human Services: Department of Justice: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Health care coverage and access: Health information and medical records: Health programs administration and funding: Law enforcement administration and funding: Mental health: Social Security Administration: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 This bill authorizes FY2017 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.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last Action Date: January 8, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4315/all-info
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5 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Karen Bass (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Cedric Richmond (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 8 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jan 7 2016 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H167-170) |
| House | Jan 6 2016 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H20-21) |
| House | Jan 5 2016 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| House | Jan 5 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 5 2016 | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| House | Jan 5 2016 | 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. |
| House | Jan 5 2016 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 7 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Health
There have not been any votes on this bill