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H.R. 5218: Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act

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H.R. 5218: Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-10 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act

Plain summary

Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for implementing and evaluating specified models of care that integrate the delivery of behavioral health and primary care services. Specifically, HHS must award grants to primary care providers for the initial costs (e.g., hiring staff) of implementing such models. In awarding the grants, HHS must prioritize recipients that provide care to medically underserved populations and in areas where the prevalence of behavioral health conditions exceeds the national average. HHS must also provide additional incentive payments to recipients that use appropriate billing codes and quality measures for behavioral health services. In addition, HHS must award grants to national and regional organizations for providing technical assistance to health care providers and systems to improve implementation of integrated behavioral health and primary care models. Furthermore, HHS may direct its agencies to expand efforts to evaluate current and emerging integrated behavioral health and primary care models.

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Official text

Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ami Bera (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5218 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117