{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/companion-to-indiana-senators-law-enforcement-mental-health-bill-clears-house-committee", "Companion to Indiana Senators’ Law Enforcement Mental Health Bill Clears House Committee", "2017-10-12", "2017", "2017-10", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Companion to Indiana Senators\u2019 Law Enforcement Mental Health Bill Clears House Committee\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenate passed Donnelly-Young bipartisan bill in May; full House must pass bill before being signed into law\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, October 12, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Ind. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN) welcomed news that the House companion bill to their Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act\u00a0passed the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives. Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-05) introduced the bipartisan companion to Donnelly and Young\u2019s legislation. In May, the Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Donnelly-Young bill. It must now pass the U.S. House of Representatives before it can go to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\r\nDonnelly and Young said, \u201cFollowing today\u2019s action, we are hopeful the full House will quickly pass our legislation to improve law enforcement mental health services, so it can be signed into law. We are proud to partner with our friend Congresswoman Brooks on the bipartisan Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, which would help ensure our officers have access to mental health services as they continue to serve and protect our communities every day.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act\u00a0would help law enforcement agencies establish or enhance mental health services for their officers. It would make grants available to initiate peer mentoring pilot programs, direct the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to develop resources for mental health providers based on the specific mental health challenges faced by law enforcement, and support law enforcement officers by studying the effectiveness of crisis hotlines and annual mental health checks. It would also direct the Departments of Defense (DoD), Justice, and Veterans Affairs (VA) to confer about existing DoD and VA mental health practices and services that could be adopted by law enforcement agencies.\r\n\r\nThe legislation has the support of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the National Association of Police Officers (NAPO), the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA), the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), the Sergeants Benevolent Association, and American Psychological Association.\r\n\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/companion-to-indiana-senators-law-enforcement-mental-health-bill-clears-house-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.516824122518301, "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"}