S 3704
117th Congress
Senate
Health
ASSIST Act
Introduced: February 17, 2022
Introduced by:
Warnock, Raphael G.
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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