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H.R. 7227 (IH) - Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable Act of 2026
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- January 22, 2026
- Action
- Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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
- Bill Number
- H.R. 7227
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable Act of 2026
- Full Title
- To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance that provide coverage for mental health services and substance use disorder services provide such services without the imposition of cost-sharing from the diagnosis of pregnancy through the 1-year period following such pregnancy, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Gwen Moore(WI)
- Cosponsors
- Debbie Dingell (MI); Lucy McBath (GA); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Ritchie Torres (NY); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Suzan K. DelBene (WA); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Steven Horsford (NV); Madeleine Dean (PA); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Steve Cohen (TN); Summer L. Lee (PA); Josh Gottheimer (NJ); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Dina Titus (NV); Shri Thanedar (MI); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
- Committees
- Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing), Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Standing), Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 5 U.S.C. 8902(p)
26 U.S.C. Chapter 100
29 U.S.C. 1001, 1185 and 1185g
42 U.S.C. 300gg-111 and 300gg-113