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HR 4943 117th Congress House

Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to children's hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 23, 2021 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021

This bill provides funding through FY2026 to the Health Resources and Services Administration for grants to improve the capacity of children's hospitals to provide pediatric behavioral health services, including by modernizing sites of care and enhancing telehealth capabilities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 38 Republican 2
Kildee, Daniel
· Nov 10, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 2, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 19, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 23, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 13, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 13, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· May 13, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 28, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 18, 2022
Crist, Charlie
· Feb 1, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Jan 28, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Dec 7, 2021
KIND, RON
· Dec 1, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 30, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Nov 16, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Nov 16, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Nov 16, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 19, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 12, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Oct 12, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 8, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Oct 8, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 8, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Oct 8, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Oct 8, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 30, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 28, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4943: Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4943/
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"H.R. 4943: Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4943/.
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