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H.R. 2412: Helping Kids Cope Act

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H.R. 2412: Helping Kids Cope Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-30 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 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

Helping Kids Cope Act

Plain summary

Helping Kids Cope Act This bill establishes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support pediatric behavioral health care. Specifically, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible health care providers for (1) integrating and coordinating pediatric behavioral health care within communities, and (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training. Additionally, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or rural health clinics that predominately treat individuals under age 21 for expanding their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services. Recipients may use awards for constructing or modernizing sites of care and enhancing digital infrastructure, telehealth capabilities, or other improvements to patient care infrastructure.

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Official text

Helping Kids Cope Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 53 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Jason Crow (D-CO), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Al Green (D-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gabe Amo (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr2412 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118