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Mental Health Equity Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4388| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (13)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 This bill establishes programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups, and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities. The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, (2) requires a study on mental health disparities and a commission on the effects of social media use on adolescents, and (3) prohibits the use of federal funds for specified conversion therapy in the context of sexual orientation or sexual identity.
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Timeline
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4543: Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community Act of 2019
  • HR 116-5469: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Mental Health Equity Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4388| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2020
Mental Health Equity Act of 2020 This bill establishes programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups, and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities. The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, (2) requires a study on mental health disparities and a commission on the effects of social media use on adolescents, and (3) prohibits the use of federal funds for specified conversion therapy in the context of sexual orientation or sexual identity.
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Timeline
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (13)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4543: Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community Act of 2019
  • HR 116-5469: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted