I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6451 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Pressley , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Casten , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Ms. Pingree , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Takano , Mr. Pascrell , Ms. Ross , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Titus , Mr. Evans , Ms. Meng , Mr. García of Illinois , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Trone , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Caraveo , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Foster , Ms. Omar , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Chu , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Wild , Mr. Phillips , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Carson , and Mr. Levin ) 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 amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof 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.