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S. 3846: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

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S. 3846: Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-323.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 487 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, S3846 (2022-11-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-323. (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

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

Plain summary

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 This act expands the allowable use of grants under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The program provides state, local, and tribal grants to improve the criminal justice system's response to people with mental health disorders. Among the provisions, the act allows funds for diversion and alternative prosecution and sentencing programs to be used for training for state and local prosecutors related to diversion programs; allows funds for multidisciplinary teams to be used to support police officers and mental health crisis workers responding together to mental health calls; and allows grants to be awarded for additional purposes such as suicide prevention programs and services, case management services, and state and local implementation of the 988 suicide hotline. Additionally, the act reauthorizes through FY2027 the requirement for the Department of Justice to examine and report on the prevalence of mentally ill offenders in prisons and jails.

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Official text

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 14 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3846, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-11-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-s3846 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117