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HRES 1242 118th Congress House Health

Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.

Introduced: May 17, 2024 Introduced by: Thanedar, Shri Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2024
Introduced in House
May 17, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for parity between insurance coverage of mental health and physical health treatment and for the Department of Health and Human Service's 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

What's happening now May 24, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2024
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 28, 2024
Trone, David
· May 21, 2024
Wild, Susan
· May 21, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 17, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 17, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1242: Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1242/
MLA
"H. Res. 1242: Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1242/.
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H. Res. 1242, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1242/.
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[H. Res. 1242: Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1242/)
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