Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 2, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021
This bill appropriates funding for grants to transition behavioral health peer support services that are provided at no cost to participants from in-person to virtual platforms or to otherwise expand these kinds of virtual services.
Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award competitive grants to certain consumer-controlled or consumer-run organizations and tribal communities. Among other eligibility requirements for these grants, entities must have offered certain behavioral health services at no cost to participants before the declaration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2929 | Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021 | Identical bill | May 3, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Mental health
- Minority health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
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