House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Mental Health Justice Act of 2020

H.R. 8639Introduced Oct 20, 2020Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedOct 20, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 20, 2020 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8639.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PORTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 179, October 20, 2020, Page H5700):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 20, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

41 cosponsors — 41 Democrats

0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-45 district

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