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H.R. 7236: Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022

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H.R. 7236: Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · 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.
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Official title

Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022

Plain summary

Strengthen Kids' Mental Health Now Act of 2022 This bill establishes several requirements to support the provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid and other programs, particularly for children. For example, the bill temporarily requires payment for pediatric mental, emotional, and behavioral health services under Medicaid to align with Medicare payments to providers. The bill provides for a 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for any associated additional expenditures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance on how state Medicaid programs may expand the availability of telehealth services and mental, emotional, and behavioral health services. In addition, the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to support (1) pediatric behavioral health care integration in communities, (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training, and (3) the infrastructure of pediatric hospitals and rural health clinics with respect to behavioral health services.

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Official text

Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · 66 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jim Costa (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Dina Titus (D-NV), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and 6 more.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr7236 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117