Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would more restrictions for those seeking mental health treatment such as veterans with PTSD.
Title: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017
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 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.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: May 1, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1982/all-info
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6 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Al Green (D); Darren Soto (D); Eddie Johnson (D); Zoe Lofgren (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 1 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Apr 19 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Apr 7 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 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. |
| House | Apr 6 2017 | Introduced in House |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 13 2017 | 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 Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill