Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 22, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2020
This bill establishes, within the Executive Office of the President, the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate federal programs and activities concerning mental health and substance use disorders.
Federal departments and agencies must notify the coordinator when developing or implementing policies related to behavioral health.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of the coordinator on relevant programs and must study issues related to behavioral health services in school settings and in the juvenile justice system.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2020 to Aug 11, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Aug 11, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Federal officials
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Preschool education
- Public-private cooperation
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in House
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