HR 7672
117th Congress
House
Health
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local government operations
Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 6, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to, among others, local educational agencies to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers in schools and school-based health centers. It also increases the federal government's share of Medicaid costs for behavioral health services furnished in those settings.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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