3.0.0 7780 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z House HR 2020-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 131 (Friday, July 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 7780.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3859]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-24T13:00:30Z 2020-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2020-07-24 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs Government information and archives Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Mental health Health 00 2020-07-24 Introduced in House 2021-06-02T21:07:53Z Virtual Community Support Act of 2020

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants for community-based mental health services, substance-use disorder services, and peer support services to governmental health departments, behavioral health programs, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education.

Recipients may use grant funds for purposes including care coordination, technology and training to provide services virtually, and certain workforce activities.

SAMHSA must report on the grant program, including specifically with respect to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.

]]> Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 Display Title Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Virtual Community Support Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to facilitate the funding of community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and peer support programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7780ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7780ih.xml 2020-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.