AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Sec. 1557 of the ACA, Efforts to weaken nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals Health and Human Services Grants Regulation Proposed Rule, RIN 0991-AC16 H.R. 3114, S. 1791, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Bills named: H.R. 3114 (116th), S. 1791 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

CDC firearm related morbidity and mortality research funding. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services funding, including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Loan repayment, Minority Fellowship Program, mental health parity enforcement, practice improvement funding. FY2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, including programs and initiatives related to mental health and substance use disorders operated by HHS, NIH, SAMHSA, CDC, HRSA, DOL H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act HR 6395, FY2021 Defense Authorization

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); President of the U.S.; White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act; Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act H.R. 2874/ S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Efforts to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2874 (116th), S. 1737 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 3165 (116th), S. 1576 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1109, Mental Health Services for Students Act S. 1782 Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 2599/ S. 2492 Suicide Training and awareness nationally delivered for universal prevention act (STAND UP Act) H.R. 2431 / S. 2550, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019 H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; President of the U.S.; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2431 (116th), S. 1782 (116th), H.R. 2599 (116th), S. 2550 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), S. 2492 (116th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2767, the Supporting Eating disorders Recovery through Vital Expansion Act (SERVE Act) HR 6395, FY2021 Defense Authorization

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2767 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H. Res. 480, Acknowledging the racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color H.R. 1109, the Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019 H.R. 1554, the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R. 1763 / S. 348, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 2062 / S. 1012 (42 CFR Part 2) and S. 3374, the Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act H.R. 2279/ S. 2546, the Safe Step Act H.R. 2482/ S. 2074, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 H.R. 2734 / S. 1448, the Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act H.R. 2862, the VACCINES Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 3180/ S. 1770, the RISE from Trauma Act H.R. 3239/ S. 2135, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act H.R. 3414/ S. 2892, the Opioid Workforce Act H.R. 3417, BETTER Act of 2019 H.R. 4194, S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 H.R. 4309, the Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 4327, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R. 4861/ S. 3006, the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act H.R. 4932 / S. 2741, the CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4995, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 H.R. 5, the Equality Act H.R. 5201, the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 5473, the Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act H.R.5469, the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 H.R.5575, the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 Out of network billing legislation S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 S. 2443, the Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act S. 824, the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act S.1659, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2019 Title III Sec. 305 Timely Bills to Patients within the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895) Cures 2.0 Suggestions related to addressing mental health in rural communities. Title X Family Planning Program Administration Rule Efforts related to psychiatric bed shortages. H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 2895, S. 948, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, and Senate efforts. S. 311, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act S. 3275, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 4056 and S. 2446, the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 H.R. 5575, the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R. 6143, the MOMS Matter Act H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3414 (116th), S. 2892 (116th), S. 1770 (116th), H.R. 3180 (116th), H.R. 2862 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), S. 311 (116th), S. 3275 (116th), H.R. 6143 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th), H.R. 4309 (116th), H.Res. 480 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th), H.R. 2734 (116th), H.R. 3253 (116th), H.R. 1309 (116th), H.R. 5473 (116th), S. 2546 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), S. 948 (116th), H.R. 4861 (116th), H.R. 4327 (116th), S. 2443 (116th), S. 1448 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), S. 1012 (116th), H.R. 5469 (116th), S. 348 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 824 (116th), H.R. 1554 (116th), H.R. 2062 (116th), S. 3006 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), S. 2074 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 4056 (116th), S. 3374 (116th), S. 1659 (116th), H.R. 5575 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), S. 2661 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th), S. 2135 (116th), S. 1227 (116th), H.R. 4194 (116th), S. 2446 (116th)

Veterans VET

S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2931, the Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 (SERVE Act of 2019)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2931 (116th), S. 785 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1329, the Medicaid Reentry Act H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3925, the Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act Executive Order Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors. (10/3/19) H.R. 6159, the Kids Access to Primary Care Act of 2020

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 1329 (116th), H.R. 6159 (116th), H.R. 3925 (116th), H.R. 1839 (116th)