HR 1205 United States House · 117th Congress

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021

Summary

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 This bill authorizes a grant program for emergency departments to increase access to follow-up psychiatric services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

May 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 22, 2021 Last action May 13, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 13, 2021

Committee

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

upper

May 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981. (consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2238)

lower

May 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981.(consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2238)

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Feb 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor