117th Congress
- H.R. 721, the Mental Health Services for Students Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/721?s=1&r=1 - 02/01/21 Co-Chairs Napolitano and Katko sent a letter to House Leadership and Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership on mental health suspension bills from the 116th Congress. Since these bills passed via suspension, the letter asked leadership as they prepare future hearings, mark-ups and floor schedules to bring forward these bills again without delay.
- 03/03/21 Mental Health Caucus & HIV/AIDS Caucus Letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services onproposed changes to Medicare Part D's Six Protected Classes and its effects on beneficiaries living with mental illness and HIV/AIDS
- 04/28/21 Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding FY22 appropriations for increased access and availability of mental health services
- 05/27/21 Mental Health Caucus Facebook Live Discussion with Dr. Phil: Children's Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, and the Pandemic
https://www.facebook.com/RepGraceNapolitano/videos/515845622902916 - H.R. 2981, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2981?s=1&r=6 - H.R. 3150, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3150?s=1&r=5 - 10/26/21 Co-Chairs Napolitano and Katko sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on increasing crisis stabilization programs for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
102621napolitanokatkocmscrisisstabilizationprogramsletter.pdf - 02/01/22 Co-Chairs Napolitano and Katko sent a letter to Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard Burr urging them to take up several mental health bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2021
- 04/27/22 Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding FY23 appropriations for increased access and availability of mental health services
042722MentalHealthAccessAppropriationsLetter.pdf - 04/27/22 Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding FY23 appropriations for children and youth mental health services
>042722FY23ChildrenYouthMentalHealthAppropriationsLetter.pdf - 05/24/22 Mental Health Caucus Zoom Webinar for House Staff on Available Wellness Services
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y01uweae7lsz3f5/Video%20May%2025%2C%202%2006%2046%20PM.mov?dl=0
All Mental Health Legislation Introduced in the 117th Congress: