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H.R. 4194 (117th)

The People’s Response Act

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Introduced

28 June 2021

Last action

1 November 2022 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

Subjects

Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, Education

Source updated

21 July 2025

Healthcare · Housing · Immigration · Education

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Summary

The People's Response Act This bill establishes multiple grant programs and requirements to promote qualified approaches to community safety. These are programs or services that are disconnected from carceral institutions (e.g., law enforcement, child welfare services, and immigration enforcement). Specifically, the bill establishes the Division of Community Safety within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer the grants and carry out related activities. These include grants for community-based organizations to support qualified approaches to community safety, such as unarmed first responder agencies and 9-1-1 diversion programs; neighborhood-level interventions, including safe passage to school and violence interruption programs; behavioral health treatment, nutrition support, and other public health programs; housing security programs; and programs for youth and families, survivors of violence, and individuals exiting incarceration or criminal supervision. Additionally, the division must administer grants pertaining to qualified approaches for community safety for state and local governments and hiring and training first responders. The bill also establishes an advisory board to oversee the division's activities. Membership on the board must reflect the racial, ethnic, and other demographic diversities of the United States. The board must also include members who have personal experience with the criminal justice system. Furthermore, HHS must set up (1) a federal health response unit to respond to any public health emergency, assist with qualified approaches to community safety, and provide resources for safe and inclusive schools; and (2) an interagency task force to promote qualified approaches to community safety across federal programs.

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Timeline

  1. 28 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 June 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

    Source: Committee

  4. 28 June 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 29 June 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 1 November 2022

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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