Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 26, 2021 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 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021
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 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 2, 2021 |
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 25, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 36, February 25, 2021, page H732.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3696 | Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2022 | Related bill | Feb 17, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate the programs and activities of the Federal Government relating to mental health, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021
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.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced 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.
