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HCONRES 292 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should adopt and implement the goals and recommendations provided by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health through legislation or…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should adopt and implement the goals and recommendations provided by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health through legislation or other appropriate action to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care for all Americans.

Introduced: October 16, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 108th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, so it is no longer active.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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 2, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1965)
Oct 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress should act immediately to adopt and implement the recommendations in the final report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, "Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America" through legislation or other appropriate action to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care for all Americans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 17, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Oct 16, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 16, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 16, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 16, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 292: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should adopt and implement the goals and recommendations provided by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health through legislation or other appropriate action to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care for all Americans.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-292/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 292: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should adopt and implement the goals and recommendations provided by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health through legislation or other appropriate action to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care for all Americans.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-292/.
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H. Con. Res. 292, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-292/.
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[H. Con. Res. 292: Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should adopt and implement the goals and recommendations provided by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health through legislation or other appropriate action to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care for all Americans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-292/)
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