HR 588 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Katie Porter D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states, tribal nations, local governments, behavioral health and primary care providers, and community organizations to support behavioral health treatment and services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to May 28, 2021; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-COJason CrowOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CAYoung KimOriginalJan 28, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Feb 3, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillFeb 3, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseFeb 23, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 23, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchMay 28, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 2, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 17, January 28, 2021, page H252.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 165Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic ActRelated billFeb 2, 2021
HR 7080Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic ActReintroduction ofJun 30, 2020

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 to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House

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