US Congress House Bill 274 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 79-6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental Health First Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs. Requires such a program to include: (1) core live training courses on the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist individuals in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services; (2) training on mental health resources, including the location of community mental health centers in the state and local community; and (3) training on action plans and protocols for referral to such resources. Sets forth the categories of individuals to be trained under the program, including emergency services personnel and other first responders, police officers and law enforcement personnel, teachers and school administrators, human resources professionals, faith community leaders, nurses and other primary care personnel, students enrolled in school, parents of students, veterans, and other individuals, audiences or training populations as appropriate. Requires such programs to train individuals to accomplish: (1) safe de-escalation of crisis situations, (2) recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and (3) timely referral to mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders. Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants, to: (1) ensure that grants are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States, and (2) pay particular attention to the mental health training needs of populations and target audiences residing in rural areas.

Mental Health First Act of 2013

Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB153 (Related) 2013-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/274/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr274/BILLS-113hr274ih.pdf