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H.R. 4428 116th Congress House

Greater Mental Health Access Act

Official title: To establish a special enrollment period for family members of an individual who has died by suicide, to establish a competitive grant program to provide servi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a special enrollment period for family members of an individual who has died by suicide, to establish a competitive grant program to provide services and support to friends and family members impacted by an individual's suicide, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployee benefits and pensions
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Executive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHome and outpatient careMental health
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Greater Mental Health Access Act

This bill establishes a special enrollment period for family members of individuals who died by suicide to enroll in, or change enrollment under, a health insurance plan.

The bill also requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to use funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to award grants to medical providers and others to provide outpatient mental health services for individuals impacted by the attempted or completed suicide of a friend or family member.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4428: Greater Mental Health Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4428/
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"H.R. 4428: Greater Mental Health Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4428/.
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H.R. 4428, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4428/.
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[H.R. 4428: Greater Mental Health Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4428/)
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