S. 3846 · 117th Congress

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

Introduced on Mar 16, 2022 by John Cornyn (R-TX). 14 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-323.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-323
Introduced
Mar 16, 2022
Cosponsors
14
10 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Community life and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Government information and archives
  • Health personnel
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Mental health
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

This act expands the allowable use of grants under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The program provides state, local, and tribal grants to improve the criminal justice system's response to people with mental health disorders.

Among the provisions, the act

  • allows funds for diversion and alternative prosecution and sentencing programs to be used for training for state and local prosecutors related to diversion programs;
  • allows funds for multidisciplinary teams to be used to support police officers and mental health crisis workers responding together to mental health calls; and
  • allows grants to be awarded for additional purposes such as suicide prevention programs and services, case management services, and state and local implementation of the 988 suicide hotline.

Additionally, the act reauthorizes through FY2027 the requirement for the Department of Justice to examine and report on the prevalence of mentally ill offenders in prisons and jails.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John CornynR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Nov 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 389–22

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 16, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 16, 2022 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. May 12, 2022 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 17, 2022Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  5. May 17, 2022 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  6. May 17, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
  7. Jun 23, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Jun 23, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3149; text: CR S3149)
  9. Jul 11, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8618-8622)
  13. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseMr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3846.
  15. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8643-8644)
  17. Nov 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 22 (Roll no. 487).House · Roll call 487
  18. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 22 (Roll no. 487). (text: CR H8618-8619)House · Roll call 487
  19. Nov 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Nov 30, 2022 · SenateMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
  21. Dec 14, 2022Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3846 by Unanimous Consent.
  22. Dec 14, 2022 · SenateSenate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3846 by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Dec 15, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  24. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  25. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  26. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  27. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  28. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-323.
  29. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-323.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Correctional Leaders Assoc. (f.k.a. Assoc. of State Correctional Administrators)4 reports
    $15K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.