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HR 8141 116th Congress House

Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 1, 2020
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 Latest action September 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act

This bill requires states and other jurisdictions that receive certain block grants for community mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment to report on services and outreach provided through those grants to members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 23, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 13, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 15, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 11, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 1, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8141: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8141/
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"H.R. 8141: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8141/.
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H.R. 8141, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8141/.
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