US Congress House Bill 1100 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to eligible institutions of higher education to improve mental and behavioral health services and outreach on college and university campuses. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need, (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services, (3) target underserved and at-risk populations, (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources, (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies, and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. Allows the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health on college campuses. Requires the Secretary to establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns on college and university campuses.

Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2013-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-03-12	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-03-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-03-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1100/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1100/BILLS-113hr1100ih.pdf