Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
This bill increases the number of states that may participate in two-year Medicaid demonstration programs that improve access to community mental health services. It also extends the two-year term for existing state demonstration programs by two years.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Feb 4, 2020; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Feb 4, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4783, S4784 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Roy Blunt R-MO | Jul 11, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1767 | Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act | Identical bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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