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HR 5703 117th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Mental health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

Introduced: October 22, 2021 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Sep 28, 2022
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-504.
Apr 28, 2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2022
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
Oct 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

This bill authorizes the provision of professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies (current law limits such authorization to victims of major disasters).

What's happening now September 28, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3677 Identical bill Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 3 Republican 5
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Sep 26, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Mar 9, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Feb 1, 2022
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jan 25, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Jan 25, 2022
Katko, John
· Jan 19, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jan 18, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 20, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Dec 13, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 7, 2021
McKinley, David
· Oct 22, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Oct 22, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5703: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5703/
MLA
"H.R. 5703: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5703/.
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H.R. 5703, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5703/.
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