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Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 16, 2020
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Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act

This bill expands access to, and resources for, behavioral health crisis services that provide for a continuum of care, including 24/7 crisis hotlines, mobile crisis response teams, and facilities that provide short-term observation and stabilization services.

What's happening now December 16, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5034: Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5034/
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"S. 5034: Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5034/.
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S. 5034, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5034/.
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[S. 5034: Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5034/)
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