US Congress House Bill 1615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Examining America's Mental Health Services Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine (or, if the Institute declines to enter into such an arrangement, another appropriate entity) to conduct a comprehensive study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts. Requires the study to include consideration of: (1) gaps in mental health treatment services for adults and children with severe and persistent mental illness; (2) barriers to receiving mental health services that result in high rates of untreated mental illness, and (3) the availability of interventions such as assisted outpatient treatment designed to reach individuals with untreated severe mental illness.

Examining America's Mental Health Services Act of 2013

Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-04-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1615/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1615/BILLS-113hr1615ih.pdf