Mental Health Justice Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6451 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6451 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Casten, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Titus, Mr. Evans, Ms. Meng, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trone, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Caraveo, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Connolly, Ms.…