US Congress House Bill 4374 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education to provide and improve mental and behavioral health services, conduct research regarding improving the mental health of students, and expand outreach and training on college and university campuses. SAMHSA must give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need, (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services, (3) target underserved and at-risk populations, (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources, (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies, (6) propose innovative practices to improve care or prevention programs, and (7) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. SAMHSA must convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health on college and university campuses. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns on college and university campuses.

Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2016-01-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-01-12	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-01-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-01-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-01-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2685 (Related) 2016-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1506-1508)
SB2680 (Related) 2016-04-26 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4374/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4374/BILLS-114hr4374ih.pdf