Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8397 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8397 To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for individuals in prison or jail. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2024 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for individuals in prison or jail. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Mental Healthcare in the Re-Entry System Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Att…