To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services a Division on Community Safety, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines definitions for key terms including community-based organization, community health worker, community land trust, first responder (non-law-enforcement crisis responder), qualified approach to community safety, establishes Division on Community Safety within HHS headed by Assistant Secretary, with 10 enumerated responsibilities including research, grants, technical assistance, and complaint system, and establishes National Advisory Committee with members including formerly incarcerated individuals, crime victims, family members of police violence victims, and grassroots advocates, with annual evaluation and reporting. It relies on grants, appropriations, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Social Welfare, Criminal Justice, Healthcare, and Education.
Who Benefits and How
Community-based organizations could gain revenue opportunities, Community health workers could gain revenue opportunities, and Units of local government could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies funding law enforcement and incarceration would take on compliance duties, Department of Health and Human Services would take on compliance duties, and Private prison operators could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Defines definitions for key terms including community-based organization, community health worker, community land trust, first responder (non-law-enforcement crisis responder), qualified approach to community safety...
- Establishes Division on Community Safety within HHS headed by Assistant Secretary, with 10 enumerated responsibilities including research, grants, technical assistance, and complaint system.
- Establishes National Advisory Committee with members including formerly incarcerated individuals, crime victims, family members of police violence victims, and grassroots advocates, with annual evaluation and reporting...
- Requires interagency Task Force led by HHS Secretary with members from DOJ, HUD, Education, Labor, and EPA to audit all federal carceral spending and streamline funding for community safety approaches.
- Creates 4 billion dollar grant program (FY2026-2030) for community-based organizations implementing qualified approaches to community safety including crisis intervention, violence prevention, public health, housing...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines definitions for key terms including community-based organization, community health worker, community land trust, first responder (non-law-enforcement crisis responder), qualified approach to community safety, establishes Division on Community Safety within HHS headed by Assistant Secretary, with 10 enumerated responsibilities including research, grants, technical assistance, and complaint system, and establishes National Advisory Committee with members including formerly incarcerated individuals, crime victims, family members of police violence victims, and grassroots advocates, with annual evaluation and reporting.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Education
Primary Purpose
The bill defines definitions for key terms including community-based organization, community health worker, community land trust, first responder (non-law-enforcement crisis responder), qualified approach to community safety, establishes Division on Community Safety within HHS headed by Assistant Secretary, with 10 enumerated responsibilities including research, grants, technical assistance, and complaint system, and establishes National Advisory Committee with members including formerly incarcerated individuals, crime victims, family members of police violence victims, and grassroots advocates, with annual evaluation and reporting.
Policy Domains
Sec 1-2 Purposes and Definitions
Identified Gains
- Community-based organizations
- Community health workers
- Units of local government
- Non-police first responders
- Violence prevention programs
Identified Costs
- Federal agencies funding law enforcement and incarceration
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Private prison operators
- Law enforcement agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Communities disproportionately harmed by criminal legal system, Communities with high incarceration rates, Community safety researchers and practitioners
Community-based organizations, Community-based safety organizations, Local community-based organizations
Department of Health and Human Services, Federal agencies funding law enforcement and incarceration, Law enforcement agencies
Positive-direction: State and local governments, State governments, Units of local government
Negative-direction: Department of Health and Human Services, Federal agencies funding law enforcement and incarceration, Law enforcement agencies
Community health workers, Non-police first responders
Community safety training programs, Schools implementing trauma-informed care
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of HHS
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Community Safety
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of HHS
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Public or private nonprofit of demonstrated effectiveness representative of a community
Individual with relevant experience who responds to crises meeting qualified approaches definition
Evidence-informed, nonpunitive approaches using alternatives to law enforcement, courts, prosecution, probation, child welfare, involuntary treatment, and immigration enforcement
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