The Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, also known as H.R. 8543, aims to improve and expand access to mental health services by permanently authorizing and funding Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs).
The bill authorizes appropriations for these programs through 2028, intending to improve mental health service access, quality, and coordination.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2024-05-31 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2024-05-23 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2024-05-23 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2024-05-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |