Skip to main content
HRES 596 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a "Mental Illness Working Group".

Introduced: October 13, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health CongressCongressional reporting requirementsCrime and Law EnforcementEvaluation research (Social action programs)
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Federal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsMental health servicesMental illnessSocial WelfareViolence
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 16, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 13, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Oct 13, 1998
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 16, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a "Mental Illness Working Group" should be established to probe the serious national dimensions of the mentally ill.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 15, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 13, 1998
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 596: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a "Mental Illness Working Group".. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-596/
MLA
"H. Res. 596: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a "Mental Illness Working Group".." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-596/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 596, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-596/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 596: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the national problems associated with mental illness and with respect to congressional intent to establish a "Mental Illness Working Group".](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-596/)
Report a problem