COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act
This bill requires the National Institute of Mental Health to support mental health research activities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The institute must coordinate these activities with other components of the National Institutes of Health.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2021 to Oct 28, 2022; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Oct 28, 2022 |
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 Mar 9, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 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. 44, March 9, 2021, page H1190.
Printed hearings 2
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. 117-71 | LESSONS FROM THE FRONTLINE: COVID-19'S IMPACT ON AMERICAN HEALTHCARE114 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-69 | AMERICANS IN NEED: RESPONDING TO THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS116 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 17, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46906 | Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program Archived | Report | Jul 29, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 631 | COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act | Related bill | Mar 9, 2021 |
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, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Mental Health Research Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 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.
