S. 1797
119th Congress
Senate
Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2954)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2954)
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
- WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Education, Dept of
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1797: Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1797/
"S. 1797: Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1797/.
S. 1797, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1797/.
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