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S 1311 100th Congress Senate

Rural Areas Mental Health Services Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to amend section 504(f) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstration projec… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 504(f) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstration projects for mental health services and related services for residents of rural areas.

Introduced: June 3, 1987 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Agriculture and Rural AffairsAuthorizationChild healthChild mental health services
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Children and youthCommunity health servicesDisabledEconomics and Public FinanceGeriatricsGrants-in-aidHomelessMental healthMental health servicesMentally handicappedMentally illPublic Welfare and CharitiesRural affairs legislationRural public healthSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 18, 1987
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.
Jun 3, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jun 3, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 18, 1987

Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Areas Mental Health Services Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States and private nonprofit agencies for the development, improvement, and demonstration of State and local systems for the provision of mental health services and related services to residents of rural areas. Limits the grants to no more than three consecutive one-year periods, subject to waiver.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for such grants and for grants under existing provisions relating to mental health services demonstration projects for the improvement of community services for chronically mentally ill individuals, seriously mentally disturbed children, elderly individuals, and homeless chronically mentally ill individuals.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1311: Rural Areas Mental Health Services Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1311/
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"S. 1311: Rural Areas Mental Health Services Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1311/.
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S. 1311, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1311/.
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