HR9929-118

Introduced

To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 4, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3C8FCF50A4DB47228B8D8C0E7497265B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2024.
  • Section H1A2E83D2C80643DEA480A7EC76C7D673: 2. Grant program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant program (hereinafter referred...
  • Section H3FF5BD790F9345FE9D4D1435C0D9A766: 3. Bureau of Prisons Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall establish a program that...
  • Section H88FFA84840A8470DA861F58E27D035BE: 4. Advisory board on program implementation Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish an...
  • Section H88FFB4202AF2462C8FD1176D52B86598: 5. Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this Act— $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $55,000,000 for fiscal year...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Criminal Justice Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 4, 2024

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Criminal Justice Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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