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HR 1253 115th Congress House

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for constructing or renovating, or planning construction or renovatio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for constructing or renovating, or planning construction or renovation of, qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco useGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees: (1) for construction or renovation of psychiatric or substance abuse treatment facilities, and (2) to refinance such loans and loan guarantees. The bill establishes terms and conditions for these loans and loan guarantees.

The bill establishes the Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Trust Fund. Revenues from the loans and loan guarantees that exceed the cost of carrying out the program may be appropriated to the fund. Amounts in the fund are available for block grants for community mental health services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 10, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 29, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 28, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 27, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 27, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Jun 15, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 15, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 15, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· May 22, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 16, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Feb 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1253: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1253/
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"H.R. 1253: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1253/.
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