Hearing: “Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-Being”

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 2376, the “Excellence in Recovery Housing Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2929, the “Virtual Peer Support Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 4251, the “Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 4944, the “Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 5218, the “Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner” [PDF]
• H.R. 7073, the “Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 7076, the “Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7232, the “9–8–8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7233, the “Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education Act” or the “KIDS CARES Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 7234, the “Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 7235, the “Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7236, the “Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7237, the “Reauthorizing Evidence-based and Crisis Help Initiatives Needed to Generate Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022” or the “REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7238, the “Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7241, the “Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 7248, the “Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 7249, the “Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7254, the “Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 7255, the “Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act” [PDF]

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 04/01/2022 at 03:39 PM
• Document for the Record- A letter from behavioral health care consumer and provider organizations sharing recommendations for H.R. 5218 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Council of Urban Indian Health in support of H.R. 4251 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from over 40 organizations in support of H.R. 5218 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in support of H.R. 7073 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- Updated testimony from Dr. Steven Adelsheim [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from over 40 mental health, addiction, and well-being advocacy groups in support of H.R. 7249 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- Testimony from Jeanne Nightingale, the Senior Director for Psychiatry Services at Children’s Health in Dallas, Texas [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from Representative Yvette D. Clarke of New York [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from the Beer Institute, the National Beer Wholesalers Association, and Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from 15 addiction, mental health, and healthcare professional organizations in the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose in support of H.R. 7073 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Health Law Program, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Center for Public Representation, and the National Disability Rights Network [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from national and state organizations regarding H.R. 7235 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the Children’s Hospital Association [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from over 125 maternal health, mental health, and infant health care policy organizations in support of H.R. 7073 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- Testimony from Joni Madison, Interim President of the Human Rights Campaign [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from Inseparable [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Center for Public Representation, and the National Disability Rights Network [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Center for Public Representation, and the National Disability Rights Network [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Alliance on Mental Illness [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Association of Health Underwriters [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Association of Medicaid Directors [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A statement from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A 2022 MHPAEA report to Congress [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from over 40 national and state organizations in support of H.R. 7076 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from 21 organizations in support of H.R. 7254 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM
• Document for the Record- A letter from mental health, public health, youth, and educational organizations [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 11:17 AM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 04/28/2022 at 01:25 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 04/28/2022 at 01:25 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 04/28/2022 at 01:25 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 04/28/2022 at 01:25 PM

Hearing Record

• Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 05/13/2022 at 06:05 PM
• Member Attendance [PDF] Added 05/13/2022 at 06:05 PM

First Published: March 29, 2022 at 04:04 PM
Last Updated: December 7, 2022 at 12:56 PM