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H.R. 4302: District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004

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H.R. 4302: District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-450.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-450. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 6, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to modify the composition of, appointment to, and organization of the Commission on Mental Health. (Sec. 3) Limits to Commission members who are psychiatrists or qualified psychologists (currently, the Commission or any of its members) the competency to be witnesses at any mental health proceeding. (Sec. 4) Authorizes Superior Court extension for up to 21 days, under certain conditions, of the period for which an individual may be detained for emergency observation and diagnosis in a facility, hospital, or mental health provider. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Commission to grant a continuance of up to 14 days beyond the current allowed recess of five days for the counsel of persons alleged to be mentally ill to prepare a case. Requires extension of the emergency observation and detention period for the subject of the hearing for the duration of the continuance. (Sec. 6) Revises procedures on hearings and determination of mental illness. Limits to the least restrictive alternative the kind of facility to which a Court may order a person's commitment, consistent with the best interests of the person and the public. (Sec. 7) Authorizes a one-year renewal of commitment status by the Commission, subject to judicial review, of a person in a facility, hospital, or mental health provider.

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Official text

District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4302, District of Columbia Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 (2004-08-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4302, District of Columbia Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 (2004-08-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4302, District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 (2004-12-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4302, District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004 (2004-12-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4302 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108