HR 7080 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

Introduced Jun 1, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Katie Porter D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 30, 2020 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 1, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states, tribal nations, local governments, behavioral health and primary care providers, and community organizations to support behavioral health treatment and services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 1, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalJun 1, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJun 1, 2020
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-COJason CrowOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 1, 2020
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 1, 2020
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 1, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 1, 2020
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 2, 2020

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Jun 2, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House
  4. Jun 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 101, June 1, 2020, page H2364.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-117HIGH ANXIETY AND STRESS: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH DURING CRISIS290 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJun 30, 2020

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 588Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic ActReintroduced BillFeb 2, 2021
S 4059COVID–19 Behavioral Health Support ActRelated billJun 24, 2020
HR 6800The Heroes ActRelated billJul 23, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House

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