PEER Mental Health Act of 2025

H.R. 929/S.266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S.1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S.475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S.779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S.709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909/S.2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483/S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885/S.3989 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 1867 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505 - Barriers to Suicide Act H.R.6249 - Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act H.R.7394/S.3783 - Mental Health Career Promotion Act H.R. 5074 - Protecting Young Minds Online Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3514/S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.Res.792 - Youth Mental Health Day and Suicide Prevention Day Resolution H.R.5725 - Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 H.R.5706 - Mental Health Emergency Responder Act S. 3064 - Relief of Chronic Pain Act H.R. 6226 - Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act H.R. 5482 - Prevent Youth Suicide Act H.R.6672 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act Letter to Letter to Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Treasury regarding mental health parity enforcement H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act H.R. 498 - Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 6817/ S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act Communication with Congressional offices on SAMHSA grant terminations Input on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) modernization Communication with Congressional offices on ghost networks S. 3486 - Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act H.R.7324/S. 683 - More Behavioral Health Providers Act H.R. 786/S. 1460 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act H.R. 4331 - Access to Claims Data Act H.R.5281 - REAL Health Providers Act H.R.7875 - Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding H.R. 6396 - Kid PROOF Act H.R. 6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 H.R. 8234 - Save Money, Save Lives Act H.R.7092 - RAYS Act H.R.7787 - Mental Health Workforce Act Letter in support of funding for gun violence prevention research at CDC, NIH and NIJ. S.4076 - Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 Letter supporting funding for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs (MMHSUD) and National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. H.R. 5629 - To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect H.R. 7994 - The HERO Act H.R. 8124 - STOP Suicide Act S.1924 / H.R.3624 - Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R.8261 - Chronic Care Management Act Letter in support of funding for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access program H.R. 8201 - Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act Letter supporting increased funding for Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education Letter expressing concerns over H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630 S. 1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4110 - EMPOWER for Health Act H.R. 9044 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R. 8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R.8961 - Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act H.Res.1329 - Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month H.R.8989 - Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026 H.R.8122/ S.4640 - 9-8-8 Connect Act H.R.8811/S.4552 - Moms Matter Act H.R.9257 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R.8487/S.3401 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act Joint letter to SAMHSA regarding the planned removal of SAMHSAs buprenorphine practitioner locator and pharmacy locator.

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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.3402), all provisions relating to certified community behavioral health clinics. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. WORK to Save Lives Act (H.R. 7479/S. 3812), all provisions related to requiring guidance for maintenance and training on opioid reversal medications in the workplace. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (H.R. 4400/S. 2282), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557), all provisions related to bringing mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nations youth mental health crisis. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to revising the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act (H.R. 5733), all provisions related to awarding award grants to eligible entities to implement community mental wellness worker training grants. PEERS Act (H.R. 6841/S. 3521), all provisions related to permitting reimbursement of peer support services under Medicare in different community-based settings. LEAP Act (H.R. 6574), all provisions relating to equal treatment for loan eligibility among graduate degree programs. Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 (S. 1056), all provisions relating to expanding access to mental health and substance abuse services for rural patients, particularly for individuals in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Written Informed Consent Act (H.R. 4837/S. 3314), all provisions relating to providing written consent to VA patients when prescribing certain drugs. No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act (S.3522), all provisions relating to requiring state Medicaid programs to cover at least one formulation of each FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder without prior authorization when medically appropriate. Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act (S. 4202/H.R. 8081), all provisions relating to increasing Medicare reimbursement for behavioral health providers. STOP Suicide Act (H.R.8124), all provisions relating to creating a grant program at SAMHSA to expand the use of evidence-based models for stabilizing individuals with serious thoughts of suicide

H.R.1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 H.R. 929/S. 266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S. 1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S. 475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S. 779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 Mental Health Matters Act H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483/S. 2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885/S.3989 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 1867 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505 - Barriers to Suicide Act Letters to Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits H.R.6249 - Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act H.R.7394/S.3783 - Mental Health Career Promotion Act H.R. 5074 - Protecting Young Minds Online Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3514/S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.Res.792 - Youth Mental Health Day and Suicide Prevention Day Resolution H.R.5725 - Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 H.R.5706 - Mental Health Emergency Responder Act S. 3064 - Relief of Chronic Pain Act H.R. 6226 - Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act H.R. 5482 - Prevent Youth Suicide Act H.R.6672 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act Letter to Letter to Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Treasury regarding mental health parity enforcement H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act H.R. 498 - Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 6817/ S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act Communication with Congressional offices on SAMHSA grant terminations Input on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) modernization Communication with Congressional offices on ghost networks S. 3486 - Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act H.R.7324/S. 683 - More Behavioral Health Providers Act H.R. 786/S. 1460 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act H.R. 4331 - Access to Claims Data Act H.R.5281 - REAL Health Providers Act H.R.7875 - Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act Response to HHS proposed rule on nondiscrimination on the basis of disability Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding H.R. 6396 - Kid PROOF Act H.R. 6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 H.R. 8234 - Save Money, Save Lives Act H.R.7092 - RAYS Act H.R.7787 - Mental Health Workforce Act Letter in support of funding for gun violence prevention research at CDC, NIH and NIJ. S.4076 - Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 Letter supporting funding for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs (MMHSUD) and National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. H.R. 5629 - To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect H.R. 7994 - The HERO Act

H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. S. 906: Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act creates a pilot program for mental health peer support activities in schools. H.R. 1649: Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act enhances student mental health and telehealth services. -- H.R. 3567: Put School Counselors Where Theyre Needed Act creates a federally funded demonstration project to provide additional school counselors in low-graduation-rate Title I secondary schools. H.R. 3655: STAR Plus Scholarship Act creates a federally funded scholarship program to increase and diversify the behavioral and mental health workforce in shortage areas. S. 1895/H.R. 3534: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2025 creates a federal matching grant program to help graduate students afford degrees in school-based mental health fields. S. 1924/H.R. 3624: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act requires colleges and universities to provide suicide prevention contact information on student ID cards. H.R. 3939: Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act allows college students to use previous documentation as proof of disability when seeking accommodations in their courses. H.R. 4120: Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act establishes funding, programs, and reporting requirements to improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and school staff. H.R. 5557: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025: enhances and extends school-based mental health services for students. H.R. 4186: Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act: Establishes a grant program to expand telehealth services for school children H.R. 5357: College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act: Allows College Mental Health providers to offer services across state lines H.R. 5482: Prevent Youth Suicide Act: Evidence-based suicide prevention programs for students H.R. 5553: CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act: expands eligibility for federal mental health and substance use disorder grants H.R. 6133: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act: Establishes a grant and loan repayment program for school-based mental health providers H.R. 6672: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Act: Creates a federal loan repayment program for certain mental health professionals S942/H.R. 2028: Redi Act: Interest free deferment on student loans for borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs H.R. 7019: Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026 expands campus alcohol and substance misuse prevention programs. H.R. 7497: Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2026 expand evidence-based trauma support and mental health services for children and youth in schools. H.R. 7787: Mental Health Workforce Act creates a loan deferment and forgiveness program for mental health professionals. S. 3448/H.R. 6617: Keeping All Students Safe Act prohibits seclusion and restricts the use of restraint in federally funded educational settings. S. 4061/H.R. 7092: RAYS Act requires K-12 schools to provide mental health and suicide prevention contact information on student IDs. S. 3783/H.R. 7394: Mental Health Career Promotion Act establishes a grant program to promote mental and behavioral health careers.

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.3402), all provisions relating to certified community behavioral health clinics. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (H.R. 4400/S. 2282), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557), all provisions related to bringing mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nations youth mental health crisis. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to revising the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act (H.R. 5733), all provisions related to awarding award grants to eligible entities to implement community mental wellness worker training grants. PEERS in Medicare Act (H.R. 6748/S. 3521), all provisions related to permitting reimbursement of peer support services under Medicare in different community-based settings. LEAP Act (H.R. 6574), all provisions relating to equal treatment for loan eligibility among graduate degree programs. Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 (S. 1056), all provisions relating to expanding access to mental health and substance abuse services for rural patients, particularly for individuals in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Written Informed Consent Act (H.R. 4837/S. 3314), all provisions relating to providing written consent to VA patients when prescribing certain drugs. No Red Tape for Addiction Treatment Act (S.3522), all provisions relating to requiring state Medicaid programs to cover at least one formulation of each FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder without prior authorization when medically appropriate. Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act (S. 4202/H.R. 8081), all provisions relating to increasing Medicare reimbursement for behavioral health providers. STOP Suicide Act (H.R.8124), all provisions relating to creating a grant program at SAMHSA to expand the use of evidence-based models for stabilizing individuals with serious thoughts of suicide

H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. S. 906: Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act creates a pilot program for mental health peer support activities in schools. H.R. 1649: Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act enhances student mental health and telehealth services. -- H.R. 3567: Put School Counselors Where Theyre Needed Act creates a federally funded demonstration project to provide additional school counselors in low-graduation-rate Title I secondary schools. H.R. 3655: STAR Plus Scholarship Act creates a federally funded scholarship program to increase and diversify the behavioral and mental health workforce in shortage areas. S. 1895/H.R. 3534: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2025 creates a federal matching grant program to help graduate students afford degrees in school-based mental health fields. S. 1924/H.R. 3624: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act requires colleges and universities to provide suicide prevention contact information on student ID cards. H.R. 3939: Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act allows college students to use previous documentation as proof of disability when seeking accommodations in their courses. H.R. 4120: Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act establishes funding, programs, and reporting requirements to improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and school staff. H.R. 5557: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025: enhances and extends school-based mental health services for students. H.R. 4186: Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act: Establishes a grant program to expand telehealth services for school children H.R. 5357: College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act: Allows College Mental Health providers to offer services across state lines H.R. 5482: Prevent Youth Suicide Act: Evidence-based suicide prevention programs for students H.R. 5553: CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act: expands eligibility for federal mental health and substance use disorder grants H.R. 6133: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act: Establishes a grant and loan repayment program for school-based mental health providers H.R. 6672: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Act: Creates a federal loan repayment program for certain mental health professionals S942/H.R. 2028: Redi Act: Interest free deferment on student loans for borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs

H.R. 21/S. 6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R.1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 H.R. 929/S. 266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S. 1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S. 475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S. 779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 Mental Health Matters Act H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act Letter to Congress in support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund Letter to Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities Letter to Congress for funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, NIH and NIJ. Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Letter to Congress on funding for FDAs Neurology Drug Program in FY26 Letter to Congress on funding for the BRAIN Initiative in FY26 Letter to Congress regarding school-based Medicaid programs Letters to Congress in support of Medicaid Letter to NIH regarding indirect cost caps for NIH grants Letter to HHS in response to the draft Make American Healthy Again Commission Assessment. S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483/S. 2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 539/S. 106 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act Letter to Congress in support of NIH neuroscience research Letter to Congress to protect federal funding of maternal health programs Letter to Congress supporting the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program Letter to Congress in support of funding for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program Letter to Congress in support of school mental health workforce grants Communication with Congressional offices on CCBHC funding Letter to Congress to include report language in FY26 appropriations for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants Letter to Congress concerning funding for 988 lifeline LGBTQ+ youth specialized services H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 3658 - 911 Community Crisis Responders Act H.R. 4745/S. 2410 - Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3758 - Workers' Disability Benefits Parity Act H.R. 4744/S. 2445 - Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act H.R. 1867 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act Letter opposing H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act Letter to Congress to support the integrity of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Letter in response to FDA panel review of SSRIs and pregnancy Letter to HHS in response to proposed change to its interpretation of federal public benefit to include 13 additional programs as restricted Federal public benefits Letter to SAMHSA regarding reports on the redirection of FY25 funds H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505 - Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 5454/S.2879 - Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act Letters to Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits H.R.6249 - Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters (MEND) Act Mental Health Career Promotion Act H.R. 5074 - Protecting Young Minds Online Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R.5553 - CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3514/S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Draft legislation on expedited FDA approval pathways for addiction therapeutics Mental Health Emergency Package: Youth Mental Health Day and Suicide Prevention Day Resolution, Mental Health Crisis Response Act, and Mental Health Emergency Responder Act S. 3064 - Relief of Chronic Pain Act H.R. 6226 - Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act H.R. 5482 - Prevent Youth Suicide Act H.R.6672 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act Letter to Letter to Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Treasury regarding mental health parity enforcement. H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act H.R. 498 - Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 6817/ S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act Letters and a presentation to the FDA digital health advisory panel regarding generative AI enabled mental health medical devices

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.3402), all provisions relating to certified community behavioral health clinics. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (H.R. 4400/S. 2282), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557), all provisions related to bringing mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nations youth mental health crisis. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to revising the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act (H.R. 5733), all provisions related to awarding award grants to eligible entities to implement community mental wellness worker training grants. PEERS in Medicare Act (H.R. 6748/S. 3521), all provisions related to permitting reimbursement of peer support services under Medicare in different community-based settings. LEAP Act (H.R. 6574), all provisions relating to equal treatment for loan eligibility among graduate degree programs. Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 (S. 1056), all provisions relating to expanding access to mental health and substance abuse services for rural patients, particularly for individuals in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. Written Informed Consent Act (H.R. 4837/S. 3314), all provisions relating to providing written consent to VA patients when prescribing certain drugs.

H.R. 21/S. 6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R.1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 H.R. 929/S. 266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S. 1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S. 475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S. 779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909/S. 2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 Mental Health Matters Act H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act Letter to Congress in support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund Letter to Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities Letter to Congress for funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, NIH and NIJ. Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Letter to Congress on funding for FDAs Neurology Drug Program in FY26 Letter to Congress on funding for the BRAIN Initiative in FY26 Letter to Congress regarding school-based Medicaid programs Letters to Congress in support of Medicaid Letter to NIH regarding indirect cost caps for NIH grants Letter to HHS in response to the draft Make American Healthy Again Commission Assessment. S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483/S. 2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 539/S. 106 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act Letter to Congress in support of NIH neuroscience research Letter to Congress to protect federal funding of maternal health programs Letter to Congress supporting the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program Letter to Congress in support of funding for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program Letter to Congress in support of school mental health workforce grants Communication with Congressional offices on CCBHC funding Letter to Congress to include report language in FY26 appropriations for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants Letter to Congress concerning funding for 988 lifeline LGBTQ+ youth specialized services H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 3658 - 911 Community Crisis Responders Act H.R. 4745/S. 2410 - Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3758 - Workers' Disability Benefits Parity Act H.R. 4744/S. 2445 - Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act H.R. 1867 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act Letter opposing H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act Letter to Congress to support the integrity of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Letter in response to FDA panel review of SSRIs and pregnancy Letter to HHS in response to proposed change to its interpretation of federal public benefit to include 13 additional programs as restricted Federal public benefits Letter to SAMHSA regarding reports on the redirection of FY25 funds H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505 - Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 5454/S.2879 - Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act Letters to Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters (MEND) Act Mental Health Career Promotion Act H.R. 5074 - Protecting Young Minds Online Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R.5553 - CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. S. 906: Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act creates a pilot program for mental health peer support activities in schools. H.R. 1649: Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act enhances student mental health and telehealth services. -- H.R. 3567: Put School Counselors Where Theyre Needed Act creates a federally funded demonstration project to provide additional school counselors in low-graduation-rate Title I secondary schools. H.R. 3655: STAR Plus Scholarship Act creates a federally funded scholarship program to increase and diversify the behavioral and mental health workforce in shortage areas. S. 1895/H.R. 3534: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2025 creates a federal matching grant program to help graduate students afford degrees in school-based mental health fields. S. 1924/H.R. 3624: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act requires colleges and universities to provide suicide prevention contact information on student ID cards. H.R. 3939: Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act allows college students to use previous documentation as proof of disability when seeking accommodations in their courses. H.R. 4120: Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act establishes funding, programs, and reporting requirements to improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and school staff. H.R. 5557: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025: enhances and extends school-based mental health services for students.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2025 (Not yet introduced), all provisions relating to certified community behavioral health clinics. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (H.R. 4400/S. 2282), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557), all provisions related to bringing mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nations youth mental health crisis. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to revising the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to awarding award grants to eligible entities to implement community mental wellness worker training grants.

H.R. 21/S. 6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R.1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 H.R. 929/S. 266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S. 1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S. 475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S. 779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S. 1264 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 Mental Health Matters Act GME draft legislation Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act Letter to Congress in support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund Letter to Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities Letter to Congress for funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, NIH and NIJ. Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Letter to Congress on funding for FDAs Neurology Drug Program in FY26 Letter to Congress on funding for the BRAIN Initiative in FY26 Letter to Congress regarding school-based Medicaid programs Letters to Congress in support of Medicaid Letter to ONDCP on 2026 National Drug Control Strategy Conversation with GAO regarding TRICARE network adequacy and TRICARE T5 contract transition. Meeting with SAMHSA on Teleprescribing flexibilities expiring in December 2025 S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 539/S. 106 - Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act Letter to Congress in support of NIH neuroscience research Letter to Congress to protect federal funding of maternal health programs Letter to Congress supporting the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) program Letter to Congress in support of funding for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program Letter to Congress in support of school mental health workforce grants Communication with Congressional offices on CCBHC funding Letter to Congress to include report language in FY26 appropriations for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Campus Grants Letter to Congress concerning funding for 988 lifeline LGBTQ+ youth specialized services H.R. 3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 3658 - 911 Community Crisis Responders Act Medicaid Bump Act H.R. 3758 - Workers' Disability Benefits Parity Act Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act Letter to HHS regarding funding SAMHSA programs

H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. S. 906: Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act creates a pilot program for mental health peer support activities in schools. H.R. 1649: Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act enhances student mental health and telehealth services. -- H.R. 3567: Put School Counselors Where Theyre Needed Act creates a federally funded demonstration project to provide additional school counselors in low-graduation-rate Title I secondary schools. H.R. 3655: STAR Plus Scholarship Act creates a federally funded scholarship program to increase and diversify the behavioral and mental health workforce in shortage areas. S. 1895/H.R. 3534: Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2025 creates a federal matching grant program to help graduate students afford degrees in school-based mental health fields. S. 1924/H.R. 3624: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act requires colleges and universities to provide suicide prevention contact information on student ID cards. H.R. 3939: Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act allows college students to use previous documentation as proof of disability when seeking accommodations in their courses. H.R. 4120: Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act establishes funding, programs, and reporting requirements to improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and school staff.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. Farmers First Act (Not yet introduced), all provisions related to grant recipients under the bill establishing referral relationships with Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Strengthening Our Pediatric Mental Health Workforce Act (No bill number yet assigned), all provisions related to increasing the education, training, recruitment, and retention of pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and other pediatric mental and behavioral health providers. STAR Plus Scholarship Act (H.R. 3655), all provisions related to creating a scholarship program for students pursuing a degree to provide substance use disorder treatment, mental health and behavioral health services. PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741/S. 1329), all provisions related to background screenings for peer specialists, creating a statutory definition in the Medicare program for peer specialists, and establishing the Office of Recovery. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to eligible facilities to address the behavioral health crisis and close gaps in the care continuum. OMB Deregulatory RFI [2025-06316], provided comment on RFI. CMS Medicare Deregulatory RFI, provided comment on RFI. CMS Health Tech RFI [2025-08701], provided comment on RFI. ONDCP 2026 strategy RFI, provided comment on RFI.

H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act H. RES 237 - Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education. H.R. 4844 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act S. 1834 - Training for School Food Service Workers Act Child Nutrition-SNAP DIPLOMA ACT DoDEA Transfer Program Early Education & CCDBG ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESP Family Act re-introduction ESP FMLA Bill ESP Wage Bill ESPs/Para Educators Expanding Access to High Impact Tutoring Farm Bill Get Toxins Out of School Act H. RES 159 - Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2025, as "Public Schools Week". H.R 817 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. H.R. 101 - Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 1147 / S. 1957 - WHOLE MILK BILL H.R. 1383 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 1448 - PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 H.R. 1611 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021 H.R. 1742 - Pell Grant Sustainability Act S. 740 - Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R. 1886 - Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R. 2402 - No Hungry Kids in School Act H.R. 728 - Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act H.R. 777 - Closing the College Hunger Gap Act H.R. 817 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. HCONRES 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. HEA (Higher Education Act) Native American Schools H.R. 1331 - Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act H.R. 28 - protecting women and girls in sports act H.R. 649 - Department of Energy Standardization Act of 1997 H. RES 267 - Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of Educators Rising IDEA (Reauthorization)/Students with Disabilities Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act Paid leave S. 740- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for bene fits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes S. 1024 - Access to AEDs Act S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 761 - A bill to exclude certain land from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. S. 810 - No Cuts to Public Schools Act S. 994 - PROTECT Students Act S. RES 96 - A concurrent resolution reaffirming Senate Resolution S. Res. 179 and House Resolution H. Res. 177 and urging the President to seek agreement at the Versailles Summit conference that nuclear supplier nations should export nuclear fuel and equipment only to nations that permit full-scope safeguards. SERVICE Act S. RES 133 - A resolution honoring the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Workforce Investment Act H.R. 649 - Whole Milk for Healthy kids H.R 833/ S. 292 - Educational Choice for Children Act

HR 1383 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2025 HR 1448 - To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa.

Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. S. 906: Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act creates a pilot program for mental health peer support activities in schools. H.R. 1649: Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act enhances student mental health and telehealth services.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 21/S. 6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R.1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025 H.R. 929/S. 266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act S. 475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S. 779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 2028/ S. 942 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act S. 1264 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 Mental Health Matters Act GME draft legislation Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act Telemental Health Care Access Act Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 Letter to Congress in support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund Letter to Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities Letter to Congress for funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, NIH and NIJ. Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding Letter to Congress on funding for FDAs Neurology Drug Program in FY26 Letter to Congress on funding for the BRAIN Initiative in FY26 Letter to Congress regarding school-based Medicaid programs Letters to Congress in support of Medicaid Letter to NIH regarding indirect cost caps for NIH grants Letter to HHS/OCR in response to the HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the cybersecurity of electronic protected health information Letter to HHS regarding the use of psychiatric medications for the treatment of pediatric mental illness and substance use disorder. Response to AHRQ RFI regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare. Conversation with GAO regarding CMS distribution of medical residency slots as authorized by Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Communication with EBSA regarding their meeting with APA members and Councils at APAs annual meeting.

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), all provisions related to the continued bolstered funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery. COMPLETE Care Act (S. 931/H.R. 2509), all provisions related to providing incentives for behavioral health integration. EARLY Minds Act (S. 779/H.R. 1735), all provisions related to allowing states to allocate up to five percent of their Mental Health Block Grant funding for prevention and early intervention activities. Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223), all provisions related to creating grants, loans, and loan guarantees to fund the construction, renovation, or purchase of behavioral health facilities that provide short-term inpatient care, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient care, and/or crisis stabilization. Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R. 1649), all provisions related to improving mental health services for students. PEER Mental Health Act (H.R. 1448), all provisions related to awarding grants to train teachers, school personnel, parents/caregivers and students in mental health first aid. Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957), all provisions related to imposing civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 (H.R. 2639), all provisions related to providing access to healthcare services through audio-only telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries in tribal communities. Treatment and Homelessness Housing Integration Act of 2024 (H.R. 577), all provisions related to establishing a five-year demonstration program to refer qualified participants within the Continuum of Care Program to the nearest Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025(H.R. 136), all provisions relating to requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. DEA Special Registration NPRM [RIN 1117-AB40], provided comment on proposed rule.