H.R. 8637 · 117th Congress

Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

Introduced on Aug 2, 2022 by Karen Bass (D-CA-37). 21 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Aug 2, 2022
Cosponsors
21
9 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises.

Subjects

  • Community life and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health personnel
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Mental health
  • Performance measurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Aug 2, 2022). Public domain.

Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop scenario-based training curricula (or identify existing curricula) that includes topics such as alternatives to the use of force, de-escalation tactics, and safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental, behavioral health, or suicidal crisis.

The bill also directs DOJ to make grants to states for costs associated with providing the training to law enforcement officers or mental health professionals.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Karen BassD-CA-37Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Aug 2, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Aug 2, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Aug 2, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Nov 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.