Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 15, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Aug 5, 2021 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Oct 6, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Mar 24, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2882 | John Cornyn R-TX | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1737–S1739 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Roy Blunt R-MO | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4612–S4615 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Roy Blunt R-MO | Jun 17, 2021 |
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.
Printed hearings 3
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 |
| S. Hrg. 117-387 | MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: RESPONDING TO THE GROWING CRISIS122 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Feb 1, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4323 | Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 2, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Jun 15, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
