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117th Congress · House

Mental Health Matters Act

Subjects: Academic performance and assessments · Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration · Child care and development · Child health · Civil actions and liability · Disability assistance · Drug, alcohol, tobacco use · Education of the disadvantaged

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires certain federal actions to increase access to mental and behavioral health care.
  • House passed it on Sep 29, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Mental Health Matters Act This bill requires certain federal actions to increase access to mental and behavioral health care. Among other provisions, the bill creates various grants to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers, establishes requirements for institutions of higher education concerning students with disabilities, prohibits arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and establishes an occupational research program on mental health.

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