Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
This bill establishes programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities.
Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups, and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities.
The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, and (2) requires studies on mental health disparities and the effects of social media use on adolescents.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 17, 2019 to Jul 20, 2020; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jan 28, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 Dec 17, 2019Reported Sep 29, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 29, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-552.
- Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.
- Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5012-5014)
- Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5469.
- Sep 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5012-5013)
- Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 30, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 17, 2019Referred 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 H5012–H5014Text printed H5012 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 29, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 24, 2020H.R. 5469, Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 204, December 17, 2019, page H10610.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-117 | HIGH ANXIETY AND STRESS: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH DURING CRISIS290 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 30, 2020 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2020 |
| HR 1109 | Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2020 |
| S 1122 | Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| S 4388 | Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2020 |
| HR 6637 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Family relationships
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced 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.
