Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Summary

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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act This bill establishes and expands programs to address racial and ethnic disparities in mental health. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to establish interprofessional behavioral health care teams in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups. In addition,...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(3/1/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mrs. Watson Coleman

House (D) New Jersey – 12

Cosponsors (32)

Thompson

House (D) Mississippi

McCollum

House (D) Minnesota

Wilson

House (D) Florida

Clarke

House (D) New York

Hayes

House (D) Connecticut

Fitzpatrick

House (R) Pennsylvania

Davis

House (D) Illinois

Johnson

House (D) Georgia

Wasserman Schultz

House (D) Florida

Vargas

House (D) California

Topics

Health

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 13, 2021