Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021
Latest action · Aug 9, 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.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children's Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021
This bill provides funding through FY2026 to the Health Resources and Services Administration for grants to improve the capacity of children's hospitals to provide pediatric behavioral health services, including by modernizing sites of care and enhancing telehealth capabilities.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 6, 2021 to Nov 10, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Aug 5, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 10, 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 Aug 6, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 6, 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. 141, August 6, 2021, page H4320.
Printed hearings 1
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. 117-775 | 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 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to children's hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 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.
