Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016
This bill amends the Promoting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to increase, from 8 to 24, the number of states that may be selected to participate in Medicaid demonstration programs to improve community mental health services.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2016 to Sep 22, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 12, 2016 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 22, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 19, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 12, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1089 | Leonard Lance R-NJ | Mar 2, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 26, February 12, 2016, page H818.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2525 | Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act | Related bill | Feb 9, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
