Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 2, 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.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
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 provides for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 15, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 15, 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 Jul 1, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 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. 115, July 1, 2021, page H3601.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-823 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WHEN AMERICANS NEED IT: ENSURING PARITY AND CARE INTEGRATION165 pages | Finance Committee | Mar 30, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-775 | PROTECTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH: PART II--IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO CARE173 pages | Finance Committee | Feb 15, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2069 | Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand the Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program and to authorize funding for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 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.
