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H.R. 7116: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2022

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H.R. 7116: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 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.

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Official title

9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2022

Plain summary

9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022 This bill modifies provisions to increase access to behavioral health services, with a focus on crisis services and the 9-8-8 telecommunication system. (The 9-8-8 system provides callers with mental health or suicide crisis support and resources through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and is scheduled to take effect by July 16, 2022.) The bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program and requires a national suicide prevention media campaign. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must establish standards for a behavioral health crisis continuum of care that health care providers and communities may use in responding to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The continuum must include emergency treatment, stabilization, and related services. The bill expands Medicaid and other insurance coverage for such services. The bill further expands Medicaid coverage for behavioral health services. This includes permanently allowing coverage of certain community-based mobile crisis services and exempting some short-term stabilization services from coverage restrictions that apply to institutions for mental diseases. Additionally, the bill establishes (1) an office within SAMHSA to coordinate behavioral health activities; and (2) various grants, including a pilot program for mobile crisis care teams that respond to behavioral health crises rather than law enforcement and a capital improvement program for certain behavioral health facilities. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2027 and expands certain workforce programs for behavioral health providers. It also addresses training for emergency services dispatchers and coordination of the 9-1-1 system with the 9-8-8 system.

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Official text

9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 56 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Peter Welch (D-VT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr7116 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117