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Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020

Introduced: August 4, 2020 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 4, 2020
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Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020

This bill appropriates funding for grants to transition behavioral health peer support services that are provided at no cost to participants from in-person to virtual platforms or to otherwise expand these kinds of virtual services.

Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award competitive grants to certain consumer-controlled or consumer-run organizations and tribal communities. Among other eligibility requirements for these grants, entities must have offered certain behavioral health services at no cost to participants before the declaration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

What's happening now August 4, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4416: Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4416/
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"S. 4416: Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4416/.
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S. 4416, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4416/.
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[S. 4416: Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4416/)
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