MENTAL HEALTH

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1067, S1096, S1097, S1098, S1099, S1100, S1101, S1103, S1109, S1111, S1112, S1116, S1120, S1121, S1123, S1125, S1132, S1133, S1134, S1136, S1137, S1138, S1140, S1141, S1142, S1143, S1144, S1145 [17MR], S1212, S1213, S1214, S1217, S1218, S1220, S1223, S1224, S1228, S1229, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233, S1234, S1235, S1236, S1237, S1238, S1239, S1243, S1247, S1248, S1249, S1251, S1263, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1275, S1276, S1277, S1278, S1279, S1283, S1284, S1285, S1288, S1291, S1303, S1304, S1305, S1306 [18MR], S1383, S1384, S1385, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1391, S1395, S1396, S1404, S1405, S1406, S1407, S1408, S1410 [19MR], S1445, S1446, S1447, S1448, S1450, S1451, S1452, S1453, S1455, S1456, S1457 [20MR], S1484 [21MR], S1547, S1548, S1549, S1550, S1557, S1558, S1559 [23MR], S1569, S1570, S1583, S1584 [24MR], S1620, S1628 [25MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2136 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish certain requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members (see H.R. 7745), H2335 [2MR]

——— prohibit reduction in number of personnel assigned to duty with service review agency and submit report regarding consideration of reviews and appeals of post-traumatic stress related discharges or dismissals (see H.R. 7952), H2530 [16MR]

Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1050), H2118 [10FE]

Children and youth: establish criminal offense for transportation of minor for gender transition procedure (see H.R. 7420), H2094 [9FE]

——— protect children and teens online, empower parents, and strengthen families (see H.R. 7757), H2368 [3MR]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 7497), H2185 [11FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize rural health facilities to use certain Federal agricultural credit assistance to refinance debt obligations, update necessary services, technology, and equipment, and support ancillary needs (see H.R. 7514), H2186 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to public elementary and secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance relative to gender identity to students (see H.R. 7981), H2596 [18MR]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (see H.R. 7019), H655 [12JA]

——— require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards (see S. 4061), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 7092), H918 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: assess how Executive departments address mental health crisis prevention and awareness (see H.R. 6940), H11 [6JA]

——— award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings to reduce suicide rates of covered individuals (see S. 4210), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8070), H2710 [25MR]

——— establish grant program for providing services to individuals experiencing gambling addiction (see H.R. 7875), H2476 [9MR]

——— establish program for conduct and support of research, training, and health information dissemination relative to environmental risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases (see H.R. 7779), H2369 [3MR]

——— expand Project ECHO Grant Program and allow for such program to disseminate knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (see S. 4036), S958 [10MR]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers (see S. 3714), S344 [28JA]

——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 7787), H2419 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs (see S. 4079), S1046 [12MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide parity relative to access to mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed psychiatric hospitals (see H.R. 7030), H717 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide funding for Blue Envelope Programs to improve communications and interactions between law enforcement and public safety personnel and individuals with certain disabilities (see S. 4089), S1047 [12MR]

——— provide grants for technical assistance for State crisis intervention programs (see H.R. 7447), H2095 [9FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches and methodologies for prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments for chronic mild traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 6993), H615 [9JA]

——— carry out pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans (see S. 4137), S1205 [18MR]

——— establish program to award grants to certain State entities to expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness (see S. 4197), S1614 [25MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (see H. Res. 1057), H2184 [11FE]

——— identify and support veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order to identify appropriate housing options and mental health care (see H.R. 7049), H718 [13JA]

——— improve provision of services to incarcerated veterans (see S. 4162), S1544 [23MR] (see H.R. 8044), H2674 [24MR]

——— make permanent authority to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans (see S. 4043), S958 [10MR]

——— provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 7976), H2596 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs-Dept. of Defense Joint Executive Committee: assess effectiveness of certain mental health activities (see H.R. 7735), H2332 [26FE]

Detransition Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 643), S1056 [16MR]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 3869), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7531), H2217 [12FE]

Firearms: prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see S. 3873), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7564), H2219 [12FE]

Health: provide private right of action for children and parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions (see H.R. 7651), H2258 [23FE]

House of Representatives: direct Office of Congressional Conduct to establish standards of conduct related to mental capacity of Members (see H. Res. 1104), H2420 [4MR]

Information technology: require entities that make artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots available to minors to implement certain safe design features and privacy safeguards (see S. 4199), S1614 [25MR]

Insurance: require group health plans and health insurance issuers providing coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services to eliminate cost-sharing from pregnancy diagnosis to 1-year postpartum (see S. 3698), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7227), H1350 [22JA]

Medicaid: require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7535), H2218 [12FE]

Medicare: eliminate 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 4076), S1046 [12MR]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 3607), S115 [8JA]

——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (see H.R. 7324), H1975 [3FE]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 4202), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8081), H2710 [25MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 596), S489 [4FE] (see H.J. Res. 148), H1948 [2FE]

National Social and Emotional Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 624), S731 [2MR]

Red Star Service Banner: establish as officially recognized service banner (see H.R. 7815), H2469 [5MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 1103), H2420 [4MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program (see S. 3783), S509 [5FE] (see H.R. 7394), H2040 [5FE]

White House Council on Fathers and Sons: establish (see H.R. 7800), H2419 [4MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1465, S1466 [21MR], S1569 [24MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Saralynn Anderson, S756 [3MR]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1055 [16MR], S1067 [17MR], S1348, S1357 [19MR], S1570 [24MR], H2149 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Brain Awareness Week: observance, E242 [19MR]

Chesterfield County, VA: anniversary of Helping Addicts Recover Progressively (HARP) Program, E143 [20FE]

Children and youth: prohibit funding for gender transition procedures, H2611 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (H.R. 1902), H2206 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (H.R. 2305), H1128 [21JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), H2138–H2149, H2173 [11FE], H2670 [24MR], H2683, H2707 [25MR], E138 [13FE]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2121–H2138 [11FE]

——— interim rule relative to determining disability benefit eligibility, H2238 [23FE]

——— suicide prevention funding, H2376 [4MR]

Health: reduce barriers to mental health crisis intervention and treatment, H705 [13JA]

Los Angeles, CA: Crisis and Incident Response through Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE) program funding, H2103 [10FE]

Mental Health America of Lancaster County (organization): anniversary, E212 [12MR]

Pasco County, FL: Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center recipient of National Community Development Association Audrey Nelson Community Development Award, E8 [7JA]

Taxation: provide tax credit for translational research expenses relative to neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions (H.R. 2085), E242 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (S. 1748), S667 [25FE]

Crime: prohibit genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors, S1072–S1074 [17MR], S1329, S1332 [19MR], S1420 [20MR], S1526 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S572 [11FE], S597–S601 [12FE], S632 [24FE], S669 [25FE], S701 [26FE], S910 [9MR], S947 [10MR], S971, S1005 [11MR], S1018 [12MR], S1053–S1055 [16MR], S1060–S1063, S1065–S1082, S1083–S1088, S1146–S1158 [17MR], S1159–S1167, S1170–S1177, S1179–S1185, S1189, S1195–S1202, S1307–S1310 [18MR], S1311–S1317, S1320–S1322, S1324–S1326, S1329–S1355, S1411–S1418 [19MR], S1419–S1421, S1423, S1427–S1441 [20MR], S1461–S1472, S1474–S1480, S1484–S1493 [21MR], S1495, S1496, S1509–S1512, S1514–S1516 [22MR], S1526, S1530, S1532, S1533, S1535–S1541 [23MR], S1561–S1564, S1568–S1570, S1587 [24MR], S1589–S1591, S1593, S1606, S1629, S1638–S1644 [25MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment—motion to refer, S1569 [24MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 596), S495 [4FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program (S. 3783), S511 [5FE]

Reports filed

Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1441) (S. Rept. 119–113), S650 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 3607, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, S116 [8JA]

S. 4202, Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act, S1616 [25MR]

S. Res. 596, National School Counseling Week, S492 [4FE]

S. Res. 624, National Social and Emotional Learning Week, S734 [2MR]

S. Res. 643, Detransition Awareness Day, S1057 [16MR]