Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Mental Health Matters Act
Subject: Education: Academic performance and assessments: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration: Child care and development: Child health: Civil actions and liability: Disability assistance: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Education of the disadvantaged: Education programs funding: Educational guidance: Elementary and secondary education: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Employee benefits and pensions: Health care costs and insurance: Health care coverage and access: Health personnel: Health programs administration and funding: Health promotion and preventive care: Higher education: Homelessness and emergency shelter: Labor-management relations: Mental health: Minority education: Minority health: Preschool education: Special education: Teaching, teachers, curricula
Description: To support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7780/all-info
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4 sponsors: Mark DeSaulnier (D); Robert Scott (D); Gregorio Sablan (I); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 18 2022 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
House | May 18 2022 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18. |
House | May 16 2022 | Introduced in House |
House | May 16 2022 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | May 17 2022 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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