{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-applauds-passage-of-justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-reauthorization-act", "Emmer Applauds Passage of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act", "2022-11-29", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced the passage of his Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act.\n\nEmmer said, \u201cWe must ensure our law enforcement officers have the resources they need when they are called upon to provide lifesaving assistance to those struggling with mental health and substance abuse crises.\n\n\u201cI applaud the passage of this legislation, which will support safer, healthier communities,\u201d Emmer concluded.\n\nThe bill centers suicide prevention as a key goal, increasing access to case management services and providing resources for law enforcement.\n\nBackground\n\nThe Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act will reauthorize for five years the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), a program that allows states and localities to develop programming that connects those with mental illness and substance abuse issues to evidence-based and comprehensive treatment within the criminal justice system.\n\nThe legislation provides for funding that may be used for the 9-8-8 Suicide Lifeline, which debuted in July. You can read more about Emmer\u2019s work to support the Lifeline here.\n\nCongressman Emmer, along with Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-1), Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) introduced the bill in June 2022. Companion legislation from Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) passed the Senate in the same month.\n\nYou can read the bill in full here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-applauds-passage-of-justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-reauthorization-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9835727978497744, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}