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H.R. 8422 118th Congress House

Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish programs for the provision of mental health services to individuals a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish programs for the provision of mental health services to individuals affected by a major disaster, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2024 Introduced by: Becca Balint Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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May 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 16, 2024
Introduced in House
May 16, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
May 16, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action May 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
Nickel, Wiley
· Nov 1, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jun 11, 2024
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Jun 11, 2024
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jun 11, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jun 11, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 31, 2024
 D
Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · May 23, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8422: Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8422/
MLA
"H.R. 8422: Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8422/.
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H.R. 8422, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8422/.
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