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Funds for mental healthcare are good, but tying it to "reporting of disqualifying mental health information" without defining what that information is could be infringement so we are opposed as written.
Title: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
Subject: Health
Description: To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: January 9, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/46/all-info
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1 sponsors: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Jan 9 2023 | Introduced in House |
House | Jan 9 2023 | 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. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jan 12 2023 | 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: Energy And Commerce
There have not been any votes on this bill