National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/2/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-01 (00)
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's development and implementation of the grant program.
Additionally, the bill expands and extends through FY2025 mental health awareness training grants.
Cosponsors (20)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Donna Shalala (D-FL)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Denny Heck (D-WA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Housing and community development funding
- Mental health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Violent crime
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