US HB8422 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 16 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish programs for the provision of mental health services to individuals affected by a major disaster, and for other purposes.
Title
Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI] | Rep. Yadira Caraveo [D-CO] | Rep. Robert Garcia [D-CA] | Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI] |
| Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Wiley Nickel [D-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2024-05-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. |
| 2024-05-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. |
| 2024-05-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8422/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8422/BILLS-118hr8422ih.pdf |
