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HR 523 117th 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: March 1, 2021 Introduced by: Dean, Madeleine Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 24, 2022
Trone, David
· Sep 30, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 29, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 1, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 22, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 5, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 4, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 28, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 523: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-523/
MLA
"H.R. 523: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-523/.
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H.R. 523, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-523/.
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[H.R. 523: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-523/)
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