substantiveSep 22, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed
On Passage — H R 8542 — Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
In plain language
- House bill in the 117th Congress.
- Creates a grant program for states, tribal entities.
- House passed it on Sep 22, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
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.
Roll-call breakdown
Yea223
Democrat: 220 · Republican: 3
Nay206
Republican: 206
Present0
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Not Voting3
Republican: 3
How each member voted (432)
Yea (223)
- A. Donald McEachin (Democrat–VA)
- Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democrat–VA)
- Adam B. Schiff (Democrat–CA)
- Adam Smith (Democrat–WA)
- Adriano Espaillat (Democrat–NY)
- Al Green (Democrat–TX)
- Al Lawson, Jr. (Democrat–FL)
- Alan S. Lowenthal (Democrat–CA)
- Albio Sires (Democrat–NJ)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat–NY)
- Alma S. Adams (Democrat–NC)
- Ami Bera (Democrat–CA)
- André Carson (Democrat–IN)
- Andy Kim (Democrat–NJ)
- Andy Levin (Democrat–MI)
- Angie Craig (Democrat–MN)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (Democrat–AZ)
- Ann M. Kuster (Democrat–NH)
- Anna G. Eshoo (Democrat–CA)
- Anthony G. Brown (Democrat–MD)
- Ayanna Pressley (Democrat–MA)
- Barbara Lee (Democrat–CA)
- Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat–MS)
- Betty McCollum (Democrat–MN)
- Bill Foster (Democrat–IL)
- Bill Pascrell, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Bobby L. Rush (Democrat–IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democrat–NJ)
- Brad Sherman (Democrat–CA)
- Bradley Scott Schneider (Democrat–IL)
- Brenda L. Lawrence (Democrat–MI)
- Brendan F. Boyle (Democrat–PA)
- Brian Higgins (Democrat–NY)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican–PA)
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democrat–MD)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat–NY)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democrat–GA)
- Chellie Pingree (Democrat–ME)
- Cheri Bustos (Democrat–IL)
- Chris Pappas (Democrat–NH)
- Chrissy Houlahan (Democrat–PA)
- Colin Z. Allred (Democrat–TX)
- Conor Lamb (Democrat–PA)
- Cori Bush (Democrat–MO)
- Cynthia Axne (Democrat–IA)
- Daniel T. Kildee (Democrat–MI)
- Danny K. Davis (Democrat–IL)
- Darren Soto (Democrat–FL)
- David E. Price (Democrat–NC)
- David J. Trone (Democrat–MD)
- David N. Cicilline (Democrat–RI)
- David Scott (Democrat–GA)
- Dean Phillips (Democrat–MN)
- Debbie Dingell (Democrat–MI)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat–FL)
- Deborah K. Ross (Democrat–NC)
- Derek Kilmer (Democrat–WA)
- Diana DeGette (Democrat–CO)
- Dina Titus (Democrat–NV)
- Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Donald Norcross (Democrat–NJ)
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Democrat–VA)
- Doris O. Matsui (Democrat–CA)
- Dwight Evans (Democrat–PA)
- Earl Blumenauer (Democrat–OR)
- Ed Case (Democrat–HI)
- Ed Perlmutter (Democrat–CO)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democrat–TX)
- Elaine G. Luria (Democrat–VA)
- Elissa Slotkin (Democrat–MI)
- Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat–MO)
- Eric Swalwell (Democrat–CA)
- Frank J. Mrvan (Democrat–IN)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Frederica S. Wilson (Democrat–FL)
- G. K. Butterfield (Democrat–NC)
- Gerald E. Connolly (Democrat–VA)
- Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat–CA)
- Grace Meng (Democrat–NY)
- Greg Stanton (Democrat–AZ)
- Gregory W. Meeks (Democrat–NY)
- Gwen Moore (Democrat–WI)
- Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democrat–NY)
- Haley M. Stevens (Democrat–MI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (Democrat–GA)
- Henry Cuellar (Democrat–TX)
- Ilhan Omar (Democrat–MN)
- J. Luis Correa (Democrat–CA)
- Jackie Speier (Democrat–CA)
- Jahana Hayes (Democrat–CT)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican–WA)
- Jake Auchincloss (Democrat–MA)
- Jamaal Bowman (Democrat–NY)
- James A. Himes (Democrat–CT)
- James E. Clyburn (Democrat–SC)
- James P. McGovern (Democrat–MA)
- James R. Langevin (Democrat–RI)
- Jamie Raskin (Democrat–MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (Democrat–IL)
- Jared F. Golden (Democrat–ME)
- Jared Huffman (Democrat–CA)
- Jason Crow (Democrat–CO)
- Jennifer Wexton (Democrat–VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (Democrat–NY)
- Jerry McNerney (Democrat–CA)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democrat–IL)
- Jim Cooper (Democrat–TN)
- Jim Costa (Democrat–CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (Democrat–CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (Democrat–CA)
- Joaquin Castro (Democrat–TX)
- Joe Courtney (Democrat–CT)
- Joe Neguse (Democrat–CO)
- John A. Yarmuth (Democrat–KY)
- John B. Larson (Democrat–CT)
- John Garamendi (Democrat–CA)
- John P. Sarbanes (Democrat–MD)
- Joseph D. Morelle (Democrat–NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (Democrat–NJ)
- Josh Harder (Democrat–CA)
- Joyce Beatty (Democrat–OH)
- Juan Vargas (Democrat–CA)
- Judy Chu (Democrat–CA)
- Julia Brownley (Democrat–CA)
- Kaiali’i Kahele (Democrat–HI)
- Karen Bass (Democrat–CA)
- Katherine M. Clark (Democrat–MA)
- Kathleen M. Rice (Democrat–NY)
- Kathy Castor (Democrat–FL)
- Kathy E. Manning (Democrat–NC)
- Katie Porter (Democrat–CA)
- Kim Schrier (Democrat–WA)
- Kurt Schrader (Democrat–OR)
- Kweisi Mfume (Democrat–MD)
- Lauren Underwood (Democrat–IL)
- Linda T. Sánchez (Democrat–CA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat–DE)
- Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat–TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (Democrat–TX)
- Lois Frankel (Democrat–FL)
- Lori Trahan (Democrat–MA)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democrat–CA)
- Lucy McBath (Democrat–GA)
- Madeleine Dean (Democrat–PA)
- Marc A. Veasey (Democrat–TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (Democrat–OH)
- Marie Newman (Democrat–IL)
- Marilyn Strickland (Democrat–WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (Democrat–CA)
- Mark Pocan (Democrat–WI)
- Mark Takano (Democrat–CA)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat–PA)
- Mary Sattler Peltola (Democrat–AK)
- Matt Cartwright (Democrat–PA)
- Maxine Waters (Democrat–CA)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (Democrat–NM)
- Michael F. Doyle (Democrat–PA)
- Michelle Steel (Republican–CA)
- Mike Levin (Democrat–CA)
- Mike Quigley (Democrat–IL)
- Mike Thompson (Democrat–CA)
- Mikie Sherrill (Democrat–NJ)
- Mondaire Jones (Democrat–NY)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democrat–CA)
- Nikema Williams (Democrat–GA)
- Norma J. Torres (Democrat–CA)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (Democrat–NY)
- Patrick Ryan (Democrat–NY)
- Paul Tonko (Democrat–NY)
- Pete Aguilar (Democrat–CA)
- Peter A. DeFazio (Democrat–OR)
- Peter Welch (Democrat–VT)
- Pramila Jayapal (Democrat–WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat–IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (Democrat–MI)
- Raúl M. Grijalva (Democrat–AZ)
- Raul Ruiz (Democrat–CA)
- Richard E. Neal (Democrat–MA)
- Rick Larsen (Democrat–WA)
- Ritchie Torres (Democrat–NY)
- Ro Khanna (Democrat–CA)
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat–VA)
- Robin L. Kelly (Democrat–IL)
- Ron Kind (Democrat–WI)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (Democrat–CT)
- Ruben Gallego (Democrat–AZ)
- Salud O. Carbajal (Democrat–CA)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (Democrat–GA)
- Sara Jacobs (Democrat–CA)
- Scott H. Peters (Democrat–CA)
- Sean Casten (Democrat–IL)
- Sean Patrick Maloney (Democrat–NY)
- Seth Moulton (Democrat–MA)
- Sharice Davids (Democrat–KS)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democrat–FL)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat–TX)
- Shontel M. Brown (Democrat–OH)
- Steny H. Hoyer (Democrat–MD)
- Stephanie N. Murphy (Democrat–FL)
- Stephen F. Lynch (Democrat–MA)
- Steve Cohen (Democrat–TN)
- Steven Horsford (Democrat–NV)
- Susan Wild (Democrat–PA)
- Susie Lee (Democrat–NV)
- Suzan K. DelBene (Democrat–WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat–OR)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (Democrat–TX)
- Ted Lieu (Democrat–CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democrat–NM)
- Terri A. Sewell (Democrat–AL)
- Theodore E. Deutch (Democrat–FL)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (Democrat–NY)
- Tim Ryan (Democrat–OH)
- Tom Malinowski (Democrat–NJ)
- Tom O’Halleran (Democrat–AZ)
- Tony Cárdenas (Democrat–CA)
- Troy A. Carter (Democrat–LA)
- Val Butler Demings (Democrat–FL)
- Veronica Escobar (Democrat–TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat–TX)
- William R. Keating (Democrat–MA)
- Yvette D. Clarke (Democrat–NY)
- Zoe Lofgren (Democrat–CA)
Nay (206)
- A. Drew Ferguson IV (Republican–GA)
- Adam Kinzinger (Republican–IL)
- Adrian Smith (Republican–NE)
- Alexander X. Mooney (Republican–WV)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican–NY)
- Andrew S. Clyde (Republican–GA)
- Andy Barr (Republican–KY)
- Andy Biggs (Republican–AZ)
- Andy Harris (Republican–MD)
- Ann Wagner (Republican–MO)
- Anthony Gonzalez (Republican–OH)
- Ashley Hinson (Republican–IA)
- August Pfluger (Republican–TX)
- Austin Scott (Republican–GA)
- Barry Loudermilk (Republican–GA)
- Barry Moore (Republican–AL)
- Ben Cline (Republican–VA)
- Beth Van Duyne (Republican–TX)
- Bill Huizenga (Republican–MI)
- Bill Johnson (Republican–OH)
- Bill Posey (Republican–FL)
- Billy Long (Republican–MO)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican–MO)
- Blake D. Moore (Republican–UT)
- Bob Gibbs (Republican–OH)
- Bob Good (Republican–VA)
- Brad Finstad (Republican–MN)
- Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican–OH)
- Brett Guthrie (Republican–KY)
- Brian Babin (Republican–TX)
- Brian J. Mast (Republican–FL)
- Bruce Westerman (Republican–AR)
- Bryan Steil (Republican–WI)
- Burgess Owens (Republican–UT)
- Byron Donalds (Republican–FL)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican–FL)
- Carol D. Miller (Republican–WV)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican–WA)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican–TN)
- Chip Roy (Republican–TX)
- Chris Jacobs (Republican–NY)
- Chris Stewart (Republican–UT)
- Christopher H. Smith (Republican–NJ)
- Claudia Tenney (Republican–NY)
- Clay Higgins (Republican–LA)
- Cliff Bentz (Republican–OR)
- Connie Conway (Republican–CA)
- Dan Bishop (Republican–NC)
- Dan Crenshaw (Republican–TX)
- Dan Newhouse (Republican–WA)
- Daniel Meuser (Republican–PA)
- Daniel Webster (Republican–FL)
- Darin LaHood (Republican–IL)
- Darrell Issa (Republican–CA)
- David B. McKinley (Republican–WV)
- David G. Valadao (Republican–CA)
- David Kustoff (Republican–TN)
- David P. Joyce (Republican–OH)
- David Rouzer (Republican–NC)
- David Schweikert (Republican–AZ)
- Debbie Lesko (Republican–AZ)
- Diana Harshbarger (Republican–TN)
- Don Bacon (Republican–NE)
- Doug LaMalfa (Republican–CA)
- Doug Lamborn (Republican–CO)
- Dusty Johnson (Republican–SD)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican–GA)
- Elise M. Stefanik (Republican–NY)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican–AR)
- Frank D. Lucas (Republican–OK)
- Fred Keller (Republican–PA)
- Fred Upton (Republican–MI)
- Garret Graves (Republican–LA)
- Gary J. Palmer (Republican–AL)
- Glenn Grothman (Republican–WI)
- Glenn Thompson (Republican–PA)
- Greg Pence (Republican–IN)
- Gregory F. Murphy (Republican–NC)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican–FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (Republican–PA)
- H. Morgan Griffith (Republican–VA)
- Harold Rogers (Republican–KY)
- J. French Hill (Republican–AR)
- Jack Bergman (Republican–MI)
- Jake Ellzey (Republican–TX)
- Jake LaTurner (Republican–KS)
- James Comer (Republican–KY)
- James R. Baird (Republican–IN)
- Jason Smith (Republican–MO)
- Jay Obernolte (Republican–CA)
- Jeff Duncan (Republican–SC)
- Jefferson Van Drew (Republican–NJ)
- Jerry L. Carl (Republican–AL)
- Jim Banks (Republican–IN)
- Jim Jordan (Republican–OH)
- Jodey C. Arrington (Republican–TX)
- Jody B. Hice (Republican–GA)
- Joe Wilson (Republican–SC)
- John H. Rutherford (Republican–FL)
- John Joyce (Republican–PA)
- John Katko (Republican–NY)
- John R. Carter (Republican–TX)
- John R. Curtis (Republican–UT)
- John R. Moolenaar (Republican–MI)
- John W. Rose (Republican–TN)
- Joseph Sempolinski (Republican–NY)
- Julia Letlow (Republican–LA)
- Kat Cammack (Republican–FL)
- Kay Granger (Republican–TX)
- Kelly Armstrong (Republican–ND)
- Ken Buck (Republican–CO)
- Ken Calvert (Republican–CA)
- Kevin Brady (Republican–TX)
- Kevin Hern (Republican–OK)
- Lance Gooden (Republican–TX)
- Larry Bucshon (Republican–IN)
- Lauren Boebert (Republican–CO)
- Lisa C. McClain (Republican–MI)
- Liz Cheney (Republican–WY)
- Lloyd Smucker (Republican–PA)
- Louie Gohmert (Republican–TX)
- Madison Cawthorn (Republican–NC)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican–FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican–IA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican–FL)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican–GA)
- Mark E. Amodei (Republican–NV)
- Mark E. Green (Republican–TN)
- Markwayne Mullin (Republican–OK)
- Mary E. Miller (Republican–IL)
- Matt Gaetz (Republican–FL)
- Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (Republican–MT)
- Mayra Flores (Republican–TX)
- Michael C. Burgess (Republican–TX)
- Michael Cloud (Republican–TX)
- Michael Guest (Republican–MS)
- Michael K. Simpson (Republican–ID)
- Michael R. Turner (Republican–OH)
- Michael T. McCaul (Republican–TX)
- Michael Waltz (Republican–FL)
- Michelle Fischbach (Republican–MN)
- Mike Bost (Republican–IL)
- Mike Carey (Republican–OH)
- Mike Flood (Republican–NE)
- Mike Gallagher (Republican–WI)
- Mike Garcia (Republican–CA)
- Mike Johnson (Republican–LA)
- Mike Kelly (Republican–PA)
- Mike Rogers (Republican–AL)
- Mo Brooks (Republican–AL)
- Nancy Mace (Republican–SC)
- Neal P. Dunn (Republican–FL)
- Nicole Malliotakis (Republican–NY)
- Pat Fallon (Republican–TX)
- Patrick T. McHenry (Republican–NC)
- Paul A. Gosar (Republican–AZ)
- Pete Sessions (Republican–TX)
- Pete Stauber (Republican–MN)
- Peter Meijer (Republican–MI)
- Ralph Norman (Republican–SC)
- Randy Feenstra (Republican–IA)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (Republican–TX)
- Richard Hudson (Republican–NC)
- Rick W. Allen (Republican–GA)
- Robert B. Aderholt (Republican–AL)
- Robert E. Latta (Republican–OH)
- Robert J. Wittman (Republican–VA)
- Rodney Davis (Republican–IL)
- Roger Williams (Republican–TX)
- Ron Estes (Republican–KS)
- Ronny Jackson (Republican–TX)
- Russ Fulcher (Republican–ID)
- Sam Graves (Republican–MO)
- Scott DesJarlais (Republican–TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (Republican–WI)
- Scott Franklin (Republican–FL)
- Scott Perry (Republican–PA)
- Stephanie I. Bice (Republican–OK)
- Steve Chabot (Republican–OH)
- Steve Womack (Republican–AR)
- Steven M. Palazzo (Republican–MS)
- Ted Budd (Republican–NC)
- Thomas Massie (Republican–KY)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican–WI)
- Tim Burchett (Republican–TN)
- Tim Walberg (Republican–MI)
- Tom Cole (Republican–OK)
- Tom Emmer (Republican–MN)
- Tom McClintock (Republican–CA)
- Tom Rice (Republican–SC)
- Tony Gonzales (Republican–TX)
- Tracey Mann (Republican–KS)
- Trent Kelly (Republican–MS)
- Trey Hollingsworth (Republican–IN)
- Troy Balderson (Republican–OH)
- Troy E. Nehls (Republican–TX)
- Van Taylor (Republican–TX)
- Vern Buchanan (Republican–FL)
- Vicky Hartzler (Republican–MO)
- Victoria Spartz (Republican–IN)
- Virginia Foxx (Republican–NC)
- W. Gregory Steube (Republican–FL)
- Warren Davidson (Republican–OH)
- William R. Timmons IV (Republican–SC)
- Young Kim (Republican–CA)
- Yvette Herrell (Republican–NM)
Not Voting (3)
- Kevin McCarthy (Republican–CA)
- Lee M. Zeldin (Republican–NY)
- Steve Scalise (Republican–LA)
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