H.R. 6940 119th Congress House

Hope Heals Act of 2026

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess how Executive departments address mental health crisis prevention and awareness, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2026 Introduced by: Sheri Biggs Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jan 6, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 6, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now January 6, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Bureau of Justice Assistance
3 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3 filings
Education, Dept of
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
3 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
3 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Jan 12, 2026

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Jan 12, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6940/

MLA

"H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6940/.

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H.R. 6940, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6940/.

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