Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008

To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.

1/23/2008--Passed House amended. Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 -
(Sec. 3) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the grant program for adult and juvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment and to extend such funding through FY2014. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that promote effective strategies to identify and treat mentally-ill offenders and meet other criteria.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations for training programs and other services to assist law enforcement officers and campus security personnel in responding appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2014.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations to provide services to female offenders with a mental illness, including mental health treatment, intensive case management services, and family support services. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2014.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations to provide services for mentally-ill offenders, including:
(1) assistance to correctional facilities for identifying mentally-ill offenders and for providing treatment plans for them;
(2) local task forces to assist such offenders in reentry into the community;
(3) housing options for such offenders;
(4) development of community crisis services; and
(5) links with local community mental health providers for assisting mentally-ill offenders with services prior to release from a correctional facility. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2014.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to assist states, local governments, territories, and Indian tribes in planning and coordinating treatment programs for offenders with mental illnesses. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013.

(Sec. 8) Reauthorizes the mental health courts grant program for FY2008-FY2014. Expands the permissible uses of grant funds to include pre-trial services and programs to provide alternatives to incarceration for offenders with mental illnesses.

(Sec. 9) Directs the Attorney General to provide for a study of the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in individuals (including juveniles) on probation, incarcerated in a jail or prison, or on parole. Requires such study to identify the percentage of individuals with serious mental illnesses who, at the time of arrest, were eligible to receive social security disability or Medicaid benefits or who were homeless. Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress on such study within 18 months after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 to carry out such study.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Thelma Drake [R, VA-2]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • Senate Judiciary
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3992

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 30, 2007		January 23, 2008

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• Jan 24, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jan 23, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jan 23, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3992.
• Jan 23, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jan 23, 2008: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Jan 22, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314..
• Jan 22, 2008: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-514.
• Added to calendar on Nov 07, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote..
• Nov 07, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 01, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
• Nov 01, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Oct 30, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Oct 30, 2007.

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• Medicaid
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• Juvenile delinquency
• Indian law enforcement
• Indian courts
• Housing
• Homeless
• Higher education
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• Governmental investigations
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Federal aid to Indians
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• Drug abuse treatment
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March 10, 2008 Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Improve Mental Health ...

Before approval of the bill, the committee passed a substitute amendment sponsored by chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that would reconcile the legislation with a similar bill (HR 3992) approved by the House on Jan. 23. ...

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March 10, 2008 Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Improve Mental Health ...

that would reconcile the legislation with a similar bill (HR 3992) approved by the House on Jan. 23. The legislation would increase funds for grants from $50 million annually to $75 million annually for fiscal years 2009 to 2013. ...

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January 04, 2008 Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction ...

When Congress readjourns after the holidays, those of you interested in following legislation may want to watch for Senate Bill 2304 (HR 3992), the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act ...

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