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S 4388 116th Congress Senate Health

Mental Health Equity Act of 2020

Introduced: July 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Mental Health Equity Act of 2020

This bill establishes programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities.

Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups, and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities.

The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, (2) requires a study on mental health disparities and a commission on the effects of social media use on adolescents, and (3) prohibits the use of federal funds for specified conversion therapy in the context of sexual orientation or sexual identity.

What's happening now July 30, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5469 Related bill Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
  • HR 4543 Related bill Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 3, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 3, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2020
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jul 30, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 30, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 30, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4388: Mental Health Equity Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4388/
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"S. 4388: Mental Health Equity Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4388/.
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S. 4388, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4388/.
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