I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 20, 2020 Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Lee of California , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Trone , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Norton , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Welch , Ms. Moore , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Wild , Ms. Haaland , Mrs. Beatty , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Schakowsky , and Ms. Roybal-Allard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.