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To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.
To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services as a primary health service.
- Authorizes $700 million per fiscal year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to provide enhanced funding for community health centers to offer these services.
- Directs the funding to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for distribution to support implementation of behavioral health and substance use disorder services at community health centers.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
Actions (5)
- Jun 25, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Jun 25, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 6, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Apr 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 6, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2026
Ms. Lee of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRED PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
(a) Inclusion of Behavioral and Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services.—
(1) In general.—Section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended—
(A) in subclause (IV), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in subclause (V), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(VI) behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services;”.
(2) Conforming amendment.—Section 330(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(2)) is amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
(b) Funding.—Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b-2(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(K), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2)(L), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding to provide the services specified in subclause (VI) of section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)), $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.”. <all>
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