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S 5207 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Supporting Innovation in Public Safety Act

Summary
Supporting Innovation in Public Safety Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to award competitive grants to at least 100 state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to perform demonstration projects that support programs and policies to improve public safety, including those that improve mental health crisis response.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds mental health crisis response programs, reducing law enforcement involvement in non-violent incidents, aligning with criminal justice reform goals.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly directs grants to improve mental health crisis response within public safety programs, aligning with 'supports mental health services' indicator.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Dec 2022
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Introduced Dec 7, 2022 Last action Dec 7, 2022
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Dec 7, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 7, 2022
Senate · Introduced
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Tina Smith
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