United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8542 (117th)
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
Introduced
27 July 2022
Last action
27 September 2022 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
28 May 2025
Summary
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 This bill creates a grant program for states, tribal entities, and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. The Department of Health and Human Services and DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Timeline
27 July 2022
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
27 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2022
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 452). (text: CR H8081-8082)
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 452).
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8081-8085)
Source: Floor
22 September 2022
Passed
Rule H. Res. 1377 passed House.
Source: Floor
27 September 2022
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
22 September 2022 · passed · On Passage · Passed · Official source
Yes 223 · No 206 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 3
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]Nay
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]Yea
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]Yea
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]Nay
Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 27 September 2022 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 22 September 2022 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 27 July 2022 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 27 September 2022
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House
summary · EN · 22 September 2022
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Sponsors
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
- related to → Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022
- related to → Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
- related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5768) to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8542
- us · 117-hr-8542 · source updated 28 May 2025