House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-113
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Became law on Jan 10, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Susan Brooks R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2017
- Committee actionOct 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 29, 2017
- Became lawJan 10, 2018
Latest action: Jan 10, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-113.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2228.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2228, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017” on November 16, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 12, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53326
- CBO publication date
- November 16, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2228, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-428 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 28, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/428
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2228, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 73, April 28, 2017, Page H2972):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and to all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 268 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2228, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 32 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.
Lou Barletta (R-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Doug Collins (R-GA), John Conyers (D-MI), Paul Cook (R-CA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Val Demings (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), David Reichert (R-WA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 7328 (115th) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.