Public Safety and Mental Health Reporting Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3621 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3621 To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. Bell (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Fields, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety and Mental Health Reporting Act''. SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF DATA ABOUT INTERACTIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. (a) In General.--Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall acquire data, for each calendar year, on interactions of law enforcement officers with people with mental illness. (b) Guidelines.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall establish guidelines for the collection of such data. (c) Uses of Data.--Data acquired under this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of a crime. (d) Annual Publicati