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H.R. 1570: MINDS Act

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H.R. 1570: MINDS Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-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 House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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

MINDS Act

Plain summary

Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act This bill authorizes and requires certain actions by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs. The bill authorizes USAID to designate an MHPSS coordinator. The coordinator's duties include (1) guiding, overseeing, and directing MHPSS programming and integration across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs; and (2) promoting best practices, coordination, and reporting in MHPSS across such programs. Focus populations for the coordinator include adult caretakers, children separated from a family unit, and displaced populations. In addition, the bill establishes a working group comprised of representatives from relevant USAID bureaus, the Department of State, and other federal agencies. The purpose of the working group is to ensure continuity and integration of MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs. The provisions of the bill expire five years after enactment.

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Official text

MINDS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · 26 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Mike Levin (D-CA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr1570 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118