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HR 8351 116th Congress House

Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act

Official title: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to Federally qualified health cente… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to Federally qualified health centers for purposes of conducting mental and behavioral health screenings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 23, 2020
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 Latest action September 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for mental and behavioral health screenings and mental health services to federally qualified health centers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 23, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 9, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 25, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8351/
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"H.R. 8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8351/.
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H.R. 8351, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8351/.
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