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proceduralSep 29, 2022 · House roll call · procedural · Result: Failed

On Motion to Recommit — H R 7780 — Mental Health Matters Act

This was a procedural vote — a decision about process (such as ending debate or handling a motion), not a direct vote on a bill, amendment, or nominee.

Mental Health Matters Act

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea208

Republican: 208

Nay220

Democrat: 220

Present0

Not Voting4

Republican: 4

How each member voted (432)

Yea (208)

Nay (220)

Not Voting (4)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.