¶ … Status of H.R. 2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
A recent health-related initiative, H.R. 2646, "Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016," was introduced on June 4, 2015 sponsored by Republican Tim Murphy, Representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district and cosponsored by Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Miller, 2015). The bill was initially referred to the House Education and the Workforce, the House Ways and Means, and was then unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and subsequently passed by the full U.S. House of Representatives on July 6, 2016. This was not a new bill, though, but was rather a re-introduction of H.R. 3717 (113th) held over from the previous Congressional session. The stated purpose of the proposed act is, "To make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes."
Although many of the more significant reforms previously included in the bill have been removed to gain bipartisan support, the key provisions of the existing bill will have a significant impact on mental health in the U.S....
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