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Senate Bill 3392
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Immigrants' Mental Health Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 4, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 4, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
3392
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Immigrants' Mental Health Act of 2020

This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to take steps to address mental health issues among immigrants and CBP agents and officers. It also restricts the sharing of mental health information for use in certain immigration proceedings.

CBP shall develop training to enable its agents and officers to (1) identify mental health issues and risk factors in immigrants and refugees, (2) provide crisis intervention using a trauma-informed approach, and (3) better manage work-related stress and psychological pressures.

CBP shall assign at least one qualified mental or behavioral health expert to each Border Patrol station, port of entry, checkpoint, forward operating base, secondary inspection area, and short-term custody facility.

The Department of Health and Human Services may not provide to the Department of Homeland Security information about the mental health of an alien that was obtained by a mental health professional while the alien was in federal government custody if the information will be used for (1) an asylum determination, (2) an immigration hearing, or (3) a deportation hearing.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 4, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Mar 04, 2020
Introduced in House
7
Sponsorship
House Bill 6075
Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (2)
03/04/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
03/04/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 3:42:11 AM
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