H.R. 7961: CAHOOTS Act
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H.R. 7961: CAHOOTS Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-07 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
CAHOOTS Act
Plain summary
Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use disorder crisis outside of a facility setting. Among other requirements, such services must be (1) provided by multidisciplinary teams composed of behavioral health professionals who are trained in trauma care and de-escalation techniques, (2) available 24-7, and (3) voluntary for the individual experiencing the mental health or substance-use disorder crisis. The bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services, as well as specified funds for state planning and evaluation grants.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 13 cosponsors
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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), André Carson (D-IN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7961.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7961 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116