What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to acquire annual data on interactions between law enforcement officers and people with mental illness. It requires the establishment of data collection guidelines, mandates that the data be used only for research or statistical purposes while protecting individual identities, and requires the Attorney General to submit and publish an annual summary of the data.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
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Sec. 2(e)
"There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2036."
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Action Timeline
2025-05-29
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-29
Introduced in House
2025-05-29
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3621 pass?
HR.3621 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.3621 do?
This bill directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to acquire annual data on interactions between law enforcement officers and people with mental illness. It requires the establishment of data collection guidelines, mandates that the data be used only for research or statistical purposes while protecting individual identities, and requires the Attorney General to submit and publish an annual summary of the data.
Who sponsored HR.3621?
HR.3621 was sponsored by Wesley Bell (D-Missouri).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3621 IH: Public Safety and Mental Health Reporting Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3621 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. Bell (for himself, Ms. Norton , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Fields , and Ms. Ansari ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Safety and Mental Health Reporting Act . 2. Acquisition of data about interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness (a) In general Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall acquire data, for each calendar year, on interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness. (b) Guidelines The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall establish guidelines for the collection of such data. (c) Uses of data Data acquired under this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of a crime. (d) Annual publication The Attorney General shall submit to Congress and make publicly available an annual summary of the data acquired under this section. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2036. (f) Definition The term mental illness has the meaning given such term in section 2991(a)(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10651(a)(7) ).
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