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House Bill 7780
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Mental Health Matters Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Sep 29, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 16, 2022
Latest Action
Oct 11, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7780
Congress
117
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
California
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Florida
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands
Democrat
Bobby Scott
Virginia
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
459
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Mental Health Matters Act

This bill requires certain federal actions to increase access to mental and behavioral health care. Among other provisions, the bill creates various grants to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers, establishes requirements for institutions of higher education concerning students with disabilities, and prohibits arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
October 11, 2022
Engrossed in House
September 29, 2022
Reported in House
September 22, 2022
Introduced in House
May 16, 2022
Amendments (2)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (0)
Related Bills (10)
Sep 28, 2022
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1396
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 8887
To direct the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to establish an occupational research program on mental health.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 16, 2022
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7784
Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2022
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 13, 2022
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 7767
Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4219
Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 12, 2022
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7740
Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Apr 01, 2022
Introduced in House
7
Sponsorship
House Bill 7370
Student Mental Health Rights Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 28, 2022
Introduced in House
6
Sponsorship
House Bill 6509
Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
7
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2550
RISE Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
12
Sponsorship
House Bill 4786
RISE Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
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Oct 24, 2023 7:16:12 PM
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