Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019
This bill establishes programs to support school-based mental health services and address racial and ethnic mental health disparities, among other provisions. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must award grants for school- and community-based, mental health services. Such services must be trauma-informed and designed to provide comprehensive, culturally-appropriate interventions at a school-wide level.
Further, the bill requires the SAMSHA to 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) establishes a commission to research 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5012-5013) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5469. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5012-5014) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-552. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-06-30 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-12-18 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-12-17 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2019-12-17 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |