<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>3771</number>
    <updateDate>2025-07-21T19:44:15Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2025-07-21T19:44:15Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>House</originChamber>
    <originChamberCode>H</originChamberCode>
    <type>HR</type>
    <introducedDate>2023-05-31</introducedDate>
    <congress>118</congress>
    <cdata>
      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. KEAN of New Jersey:H.R. 3771.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Childhood Mental Health[Page H2709]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
    </cdata>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hsif00</systemCode>
        <name>Energy and Commerce Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <subcommittees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsif14</systemCode>
            <name>Health Subcommittee</name>
            <activities>
              <item>
                <name>Referred to</name>
                <date>2023-06-02T15:30:10Z</date>
              </item>
            </activities>
          </item>
        </subcommittees>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred To</name>
            <date>2023-05-31T18:02:50Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hsed00</systemCode>
        <name>Education and Workforce Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred To</name>
            <date>2023-05-31T18:02:45Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2023-06-02</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsif14</systemCode>
            <name>Health Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2023-05-31</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsif00</systemCode>
            <name>Energy and Commerce Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2023-05-31</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsed00</systemCode>
            <name>Education and Workforce Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2023-05-31</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>Intro-H</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2023-05-31</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>1000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>K000398</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]</fullName>
        <firstName>Thomas</firstName>
        <lastName>Kean</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NJ</state>
        <middleName>H.</middleName>
        <district>7</district>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <cosponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>L000599</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]</fullName>
        <firstName>Michael</firstName>
        <lastName>Lawler</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NY</state>
        <district>17</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2023-09-18</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>False</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
    </cosponsors>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Education</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects>
        <item>
          <name>Child health</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Congressional oversight</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Department of Health and Human Services</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Elementary and secondary education</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Mental health</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>School administration</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Teaching, teachers, curricula</name>
          <updateDate>2024-01-08T17:00:26Z</updateDate>
        </item>
      </legislativeSubjects>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Education</name>
        <updateDate>2023-06-22T18:15:19Z</updateDate>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <summaries>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>00</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2023-05-31</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Introduced in House</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2024-01-24T14:59:23Z</updateDate>
        <cdata>
          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Health Minds for a Better Future Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill establishes the Middle School Mental Health Task Force at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The task force must study and report on the resources that are available to secondary school educators and parents for helping students who are experiencing mental health issues.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
        </cdata>
      </summary>
    </summaries>
    <title>Health Minds for a Better Future Act</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>45</titleTypeCode>
        <title>Health Minds for a Better Future Act</title>
        <updateDate>2024-07-24T15:21:51Z</updateDate>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Title(s) as Introduced</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>101</titleTypeCode>
        <title>Health Minds for a Better Future Act</title>
        <updateDate>2024-05-24T13:39:20Z</updateDate>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in House</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IH</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <titleTypeCode>6</titleTypeCode>
        <title>To establish a multiagency Middle School Mental Health Task Force at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.</title>
        <updateDate>2024-03-18T20:55:31Z</updateDate>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in House</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IH</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in House</type>
        <date>2023-05-31T04:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3771ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3771ih.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2023-06-02</actionDate>
      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>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.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>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.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
