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HR 552 112th Congress House

Community Assistance Act for Persons with Mental Illness

Official title: To encourage States and units of general local government to use amounts received under the community development block grant program and the community mental … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To encourage States and units of general local government to use amounts received under the community development block grant program and the community mental health services and substance abuse block grant programs to provide housing counseling and financial counseling for individuals before their release from inpatient or residential institutions for individuals with mental illness and periodic evaluation of the appropriateness of such counseling after such release.

Introduced: February 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Financial literacyFinancial services and investmentsHealth programs administration and fundingHousing and community development funding
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Housing finance and home ownershipLow- and moderate-income housingMental healthPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housing
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Assistance Act for Persons with Mental Illness - Authorizes the use of specified funds, by state and local governments under the community development, mental health services, and substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant programs of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act, to provide housing counseling and financial counseling for individuals before their release from institutions for individuals with mental illness.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to include in a state plan for comprehensive community-based mental health systems: (1) housing counseling; (2) financial counseling; and (3) support services for individuals released from inpatient or residential institutions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 552: Community Assistance Act for Persons with Mental Illness. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-552/
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"H.R. 552: Community Assistance Act for Persons with Mental Illness." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-552/.
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H.R. 552, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-552/.
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