Hearing: "High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis" Virtual Legislative Hearing

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• 01. H.R. 884, the “Medicare Mental Health Access Act” (Rep. Chu) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 02. H.R. 945, the “Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019” (Rep. Thompson of CA) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 03. H.R. 1109, the “Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019” (Rep. Napolitano) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 04. H.R. 1646, the “Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2019” or the “HERO Act of 2019” (Rep. Bera) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 05. H.R. 2519, the “Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019” (Rep. Ruiz) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 06. H.R. 2874, the “Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act” (Rep. Kennedy) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 07. H.R. 3165, the “Mental Health Parity Compliance Act” (Rep. Porter) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 08. H.R. 3539, the “Behavioral Health Intervention Guidelines Act of 2019” (Rep. Ferguson) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 09. H.R. 4428, the “Greater Mental Health Access Act” (Rep. Wild) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 10. H.R. 4564, the “Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2019” (Rep. Katko) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 11. H.R. 4585, the “Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act” (Rep. Beyer); [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 12. H.R. 4861, the “Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019” (Rep. Bilirakis) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 13. H.R. 5201, the “Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019” (Rep. Matsui) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 14. H.R. 5469, the “Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019” (Rep. Watson Coleman) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 15. H.R. 5619, the “Suicide Prevention Act” (Rep. Stewart) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 16. H.R 5855, the “Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020” (Rep. Ruppersberger) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 17. H.R. 6645, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to conduct or support research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and for other purposes (Rep. Tonko) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 19. H.R. 7147, the “Creating Resources to Improve Situations of Inherent Severity Act” or the “CRISIS Act” (Rep. Latta) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 20. H.R. 7159, the “Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020” (Rep. Bustos) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 21. H.R. 7293, the “Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2020” or the “STANDUP Act of 2020” (Rep. Peters) [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 22. H.R. 7316, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment or operation of a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance Center (Rep. Rose) [the text of this bill is nearly identical to section 30619 of H.R. 6800, “The Heroes Act”, which passed the House on May 15, 2020, and is currently pending in the Senate] - previously noticed as H.R. ____, this bill was introduced on 06/24/2020. [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 01:37 PM
• 18. H.R.7080, the "Stopping the Mental Health Pandemic" (Rep. Porter) [PDF] Added 06/25/2020 at 02:47 PM

Support Documents

• Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 06/29/2020 at 12:24 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Rep. Mike Thompson and Rep. John Katko to Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Grace Napolitano [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A February 2019 letter from the American Psychological Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2019 letter from Azusa Pacific University [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 statement from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 statement from the National Association of State and Mental Health Program Directors [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2018 letter from AARP [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter form the American Counseling Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - An October 2019 letter from the Area Agency on Aging of Dane County [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2020 letter from Medicare Coalition Groups [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - An April 2020 letter from the Unified Parkinson’s Advocacy Council [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2020 letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2019 letter from the American Psychiatric Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2019 letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Columbus State University [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Reps. John Katko, Don Beyer, and Grace Napolitano to Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2020 letter from Vibrant Emotional Health [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A November 2019 letter from the Emergency Nurses Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Church United [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Dr. Andre Van Mol, American College of Pediatricians [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Family Watch International [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Family Research Council [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from KathyGrace Duncan [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A February 2020 letter from the American College of Surgeons [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A September 2019 letter from Pacific Clinics [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2019 letter from the Child Mind Institute [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the International Association of Firefighters [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - An Issue Brief from the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2019 letter from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2017 statement from the American College of Pediatricians [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the Tourette Association of America [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - An August 2019 letter from the El Monte City Council [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2019 letter from the National Education Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A January 2020 letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2020 letter from the Mental Health Liaison Group [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A July 2019 letter from Hathaway-Sycamores [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Hispanic Medical Association [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Katie Porter [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Susan Wild [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A Congressional Black Caucus, Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth, Suicide and Mental Health report to Congress entitled, “Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America” [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A May 2019 letter from the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Rosecrance Health Network [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A January 2019 letter from the School Social Work Association of America [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Ami Bera [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Recovery Innovations International [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from Peg’s Foundation [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Mental Health America [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Don Beyer [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A September 2019 letter from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from Rep. Adam Kinzinger [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the American College of Surgeons [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Association of School Psychologists [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 statement from the National Safety Council [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 letter from the National Association on Mental Illness [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 03:54 PM

First Published: June 24, 2020 at 01:00 PM
Last Updated: June 8, 2022 at 03:54 PM