PEER Support Act

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587/S.1266: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth H.R. 1492: To Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 2085: The Mental Health Research Accelerator Act: establishes programs to speed up mental health research and innovations H.R. 3419: To Amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant program H.R. 4805: WINGS ACT: Requires a report on the long-term brain and mental health effects of military aviation. H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. S.3199 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act: creates an advisory committee to study and recommend a solution for transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. S. 3076 Nitazene Control Act: permanently classifies all nitazene opioids as schedule 1 Support for improving integrated care for those with Tardive Dyskinesia H.R. 6249: Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act expands federal disaster relief to include SUD and AUD services alongside mental health support. H.R. 6283: FOSTER Act expand opioid response grants and defines and supports kinship caregivers. H.R. 6396: Kid PROOF Act of 2025 expands grant eligibility and funding to support suicide and overdose prevention among youth. H.R. 6630: Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act requires security-cleared behavioral health professionals to be assigned to Cyber Command locations. H.R. 6679: Tech Wellness for Young Men Act requires a study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men. H.R. 6680: Tech Wellness for Men Act study on the economic, mental health, and social impacts of screen addiction among adult men. H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026 requires an assessment amount Executive departments to enhance mental health. H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act expands access to federal mortgage insurance for all licensed hospitals, including mental health facilities. H.R. 7602: State of Men's Health Act requires a study on men's health disparities and establishes an Office of Men's Health. H.R. 8124: STOP Suicide Act creates a grant program to support evidence-based stabilization services for individuals with serious suicidal thoughts. H.R. 8149: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act mandates a study on improving access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers. H.R. 8160: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness and Research Act of 2026 expand research, raise awareness, improve provider education, and increase access to care for PMDD. H.R.8122: 9-8-8 Connect Act allocates $30 million for crisis center follow-up services. S. 3230: Family Caregiver Peer Support Act creates grants to expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers. S. 3271: In-Home CARE Act authorizes grants to support family caregivers through home visiting programs. S. 3402: Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act expands and standardizes community behavioral health clinic services S. 3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 establishes a working group to standardize how loneliness and isolation are defined and measured. S. 3461: RISE from Trauma Act authorizes expands and builds trauma-informed systems for youth and families affected by trauma, violence, and substance use. S. 3714: Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends and specifies funding for family-to-family health information centers. S. 3840/H.R. 7496: Health Investment Zones Act of 2026 creates Health Investment Zones for incentives, grants, and support to reduce health disparities. S. 921: Tyler's Law requires a federal study and subsequent guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should routinely test for fentanyl in overdose cases. H.R. 7875: Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026 expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals experiencing gambling addiction. S. 4001/H.R. 7828: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 modernizes SSI eligibility and benefit rules. ___ H.R. 7911: Dream's Caregiver Health and Wellness Act grant program for nonprofits to promote caregiver wellness through support services, mental health resources, and community-building initiatives H.R. 8201: Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act mandates that community health centers provide behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder services as part of primary care H.R. 8209: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. H.R. 8504: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 creates a federal loan and loan guarantee program to help financially distressed rural health centers maintain essential services and avoid closure H.R. 8743: SMART Kids Act requires the Surgeon General to develop and publish age-specific, evidence-based screen time recommendations for children H.R. 8961: Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act of 2026 requires a coordinated public awareness campaign and updated, visible signage in schools about 988 H.R.8916: CHIERS Act of 2026 grants to fund free transportation services for vulnerable individuals to access substance use disorder treatment and supportive services H.Res.1290: Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes. H.Res.1327: Supporting the designation of May 2026 as "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month" H.Res.1329: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" S. 4149: Social Determinants for Moms Act creates a task force and grant program to coordinate and fund efforts addressing clinical and nonclinical factors contributing to maternal mortality and health disparities S. 4210/H.R. 8070: Child Suicide Prevention Act grant programs and educational initiatives to reduce suicide among individuals under 26 S. 4552: Moms Matter Act grant programs to expand maternal mental health and substance use disorder services S. 4640/H.R. 8122: 988 Connect Act expands funding and regulatory requirements to enhance follow-up care and accessibility for individuals using 988 S.Res. 710/H.Res. 1256: A resolution recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health. S.Res. 727: A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. S.Res.714: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day" __ H.R. 10116: Lifeline for First Responders Act establishes a grant program to support the mental health and wellness of first responders. H.R. 10216: Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act requires public transit agencies receiving federal funds to display suicide prevention hotline information on vehicles or in facilities. H.R. 10246: 988 Community Infrastructure Act establishes a grant program to fund capital improvements for health centers and crisis response facilities. H.R. 10280: 988 Implementation Act of 2026 comprehensive legislative proposal aimed at strengthening the behavioral health crisis response infrastructure. H.R. 10349: EMT Act establishes a federally funded fellowship program to train culturally competent mental health professionals to better serve emergency responders. H.R. 8203: Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act updates best practices and targeted grants for training and employment activities addressing substance use disorder impacts on the workforce. H.R. 8811: Moms Matter Act establishes grant programs to improve maternal mental health and substance use disorder services. H.R. 8989: Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026 establish demonstration programs aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based strategies to prevent suicide among children and adolescents. H.R. 9675: Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026 establishes a grant program to help states expand evidence-based opioid addiction treatment for uninsured and underinsured individuals. H.Res. 1503: Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis. H.Res. 1528: Designates September, 2026, as "National Suicide Prevention Month" as well as September 10, 2026, as "World Suicide Prevention Day". H.Res. 1534: Designates the week of September 13 to 19, 2026, as "National Co-Responder and Crisis Clinician Week". S. 3924/H.R. 10193: We Can't Wait Act of 2026 allows disabled individuals to opt for early receipt of Social Security disability benefits during the waiting period with a slightly reduced monthly amount. S. 4503: Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act directs investment and coordination to advance research, care, education, and public health initiatives for menopause. S. 4816: Addressing SILO Act of 2026 establishes a grant program to reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults and adults with disabilities. S. 5137/H.R. 9866: CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act creates a grant program to support interstate licensure compacts for mental health professionals. S. 5207: RCORP Authorization Act establish and maintain RCORP under HRSA. S. 5263: Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act amends the WIOA to address the workforce impacts of substance use disorders. S. 5327: Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act mandates a federal study of suicide risk factors among construction workers. S. 5365: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers. S. 5425: Addiction Grants Modernization Act establishes a centralized, streamlined application process for federal discretionary substance use disorder grant programs. S. 5558: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2026 establishes a grant program for installing evidence-based suicide deterrents on key infrastructure. S.Res. 770: A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day. S.Res. 853/H.Res. 1514: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as 988 Day.

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Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (H.R. 9260, no Senate bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

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H.R. 8487/S.3402 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act; H.R. 1510/S. 1720 - The Due Process Continuity of Care Act; H.R. 2741/S. 1329 - The Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act, H.R. 2586 -Reentry Act of 2025; H.R. 8081/S. 4202 - Mental Health Access and Provider Supports Act.

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HCR: Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. 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.5630 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. (HR9260)

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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. 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/S.5365), 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 First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act (H.R.10712), all provisions relating to including certain emergency response providers as eligible institutions under the mental and behavioral health education and training grant program. STRONGER Act (S.5543), all provisions relating to amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize and update the residential substance use disorder treatment program for incarcerated individuals

H.R. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew - Increase behavioral health workforce H.R. 1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana - Virtual prevention programs in Medicare H.R. 1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Expand practitioners eligible for telehealth in Medicare H.R. 1627 - TREATS Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - telehealth SUD treatment 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. - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Removing in-person requirements for Medicare coverage for mental health telehealth H.R. 1899 - Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Feenstra, Randy - Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth H.R. 2013 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - Medicare coverage of home-based occupational therapy H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act - Rep. Gillen, Laura - access to reproductive technology H.R. 2404 - Remote Opioid Monitoring Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - remote monitoring for opioid prescriptions H.R. 2528 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - Association health plans treatment H.R. 2741 - PEER Support Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Behavioral health workforce shortage H.R. 3000 - Caring for Seniors Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Long-term care workforce programs and cost reduction H.R. 4206 - CONNECT for Health Act - Rep. Thompson, Mike - Telehealth expansion and oversight H.R. 4484 - ADAPT Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees H.R. 5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension H.R. 5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 - Short term government funding bill; health care program funding H.R. 7064 - AI in Health Care Efficiency and Study Act - Rep. Hernandez, Pablo Jose - AI usage in health care H.R. 7537 - Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act - Rep. Goodlander, Maggie - Private equity restrictions for health care industry H.R. 7787 - To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes. - Rep. Carter, Troy - Mental health professional workforce expansion H.R. 7790 - Medical Records Access Fairness Act - Rep. Foster, Bill - Requirements for providing protected health information to individuals H.R. 9504 - Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act - Rep. Murphy, Gregory - Hospital transparency requirements S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Contraception and contraception services access S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine - Behavioral health integration S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - mental health and SUD telehealth services S. 1227 - ABC Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Family caregiver coverage paperwork S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Telehealth expansion and oversight S. 1329 - PEER Support Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - Behavioral health workforce shortage S. 1847 - Association Health Plans Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Association health plans treatment S. 2356 - ADAPT Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees S. 2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension S. 3822 - Break Up Big Medicine Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Health care entity vertical integration restrictions S. 3829 - Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Private equity restrictions for health care industry S. 3834 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Daines, Steve - Medicare telehealth allowances Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; ACA Marketplace Program Integrity; Mental Health Parity; Surprise Medical Billing; IDR; private equity ownership; transparency; prior authorization; IVF Coverage; ACA market regulations; maternal health coding; maternal health; vaccine coverage; and ICHRAs.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccines and immunizations; antimicrobial resistance; public health data modernization; global health. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S.2050) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development and Drug Administration Appropriations, provisions related to nutrition 11.Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 15.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 16.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (H.R. 6121) 17.Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) 18.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 19.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 20.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 21.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 22.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 23.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 24.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 25.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 26.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 28.The Kid PROOF Act (H.R.6396) 29.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 30.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 31.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.8124) 32.Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (S.3944) 33.Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (Not yet introduced) 34.Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act (H.R.7092/S.4061) 35.Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 (H.R.8657) 36.Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act (S.1924/H.R.3624) 37.9-8-8 CONNECT Act (H.R.8122) 38.Improving Non-medical Drivers of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 39.Alzheimers Screening and Prevention Act (H.R.6130) 40.Tech to Save Moms Act (S. 958/H.R. 8317) 41.BUILD America 250 Act (H.R.8870)/Surface transportation reauthorization House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (H.R. 9260, no Senate bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587/S.1266: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth H.R. 1492: To Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 2085: The Mental Health Research Accelerator Act: establishes programs to speed up mental health research and innovations H.R. 3419: To Amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant program H.R. 4805: WINGS ACT: Requires a report on the long-term brain and mental health effects of military aviation. H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. S.3199 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act: creates an advisory committee to study and recommend a solution for transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. S. 3076 Nitazene Control Act: permanently classifies all nitazene opioids as schedule 1 Support for improving integrated care for those with Tardive Dyskinesia H.R. 6249: Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act expands federal disaster relief to include SUD and AUD services alongside mental health support. H.R. 6283: FOSTER Act expand opioid response grants and defines and supports kinship caregivers. H.R. 6396: Kid PROOF Act of 2025 expands grant eligibility and funding to support suicide and overdose prevention among youth. H.R. 6630: Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act requires security-cleared behavioral health professionals to be assigned to Cyber Command locations. H.R. 6679: Tech Wellness for Young Men Act requires a study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men. H.R. 6680: Tech Wellness for Men Act study on the economic, mental health, and social impacts of screen addiction among adult men. H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026 requires an assessment amount Executive departments to enhance mental health. H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act expands access to federal mortgage insurance for all licensed hospitals, including mental health facilities. H.R. 7602: State of Men's Health Act requires a study on men's health disparities and establishes an Office of Men's Health. H.R. 8124: STOP Suicide Act creates a grant program to support evidence-based stabilization services for individuals with serious suicidal thoughts. H.R. 8149: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act mandates a study on improving access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers. H.R. 8160: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness and Research Act of 2026 expand research, raise awareness, improve provider education, and increase access to care for PMDD. H.R.8122: 9-8-8 Connect Act allocates $30 million for crisis center follow-up services. S. 3230: Family Caregiver Peer Support Act creates grants to expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers. S. 3271: In-Home CARE Act authorizes grants to support family caregivers through home visiting programs. S. 3402: Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act expands and standardizes community behavioral health clinic services S. 3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 establishes a working group to standardize how loneliness and isolation are defined and measured. S. 3461: RISE from Trauma Act authorizes expands and builds trauma-informed systems for youth and families affected by trauma, violence, and substance use. S. 3714: Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends and specifies funding for family-to-family health information centers. S. 3840/H.R. 7496: Health Investment Zones Act of 2026 creates Health Investment Zones for incentives, grants, and support to reduce health disparities. S. 921: Tyler's Law requires a federal study and subsequent guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should routinely test for fentanyl in overdose cases. H.R. 7875: Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026 expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals experiencing gambling addiction. S. 4001/H.R. 7828: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 modernizes SSI eligibility and benefit rules. ___ H.R. 7911: Dream's Caregiver Health and Wellness Act grant program for nonprofits to promote caregiver wellness through support services, mental health resources, and community-building initiatives H.R. 8201: Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act mandates that community health centers provide behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder services as part of primary care H.R. 8209: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. H.R. 8504: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 creates a federal loan and loan guarantee program to help financially distressed rural health centers maintain essential services and avoid closure H.R. 8743: SMART Kids Act requires the Surgeon General to develop and publish age-specific, evidence-based screen time recommendations for children H.R. 8961: Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act of 2026 requires a coordinated public awareness campaign and updated, visible signage in schools about 988 H.R.8916: CHIERS Act of 2026 grants to fund free transportation services for vulnerable individuals to access substance use disorder treatment and supportive services H.Res.1290: Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes. H.Res.1327: Supporting the designation of May 2026 as "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month" H.Res.1329: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" S. 4149: Social Determinants for Moms Act creates a task force and grant program to coordinate and fund efforts addressing clinical and nonclinical factors contributing to maternal mortality and health disparities S. 4210/H.R. 8070: Child Suicide Prevention Act grant programs and educational initiatives to reduce suicide among individuals under 26 S. 4552: Moms Matter Act grant programs to expand maternal mental health and substance use disorder services S. 4640/H.R. 8122: 988 Connect Act expands funding and regulatory requirements to enhance follow-up care and accessibility for individuals using 988 S.Res. 710/H.Res. 1256: A resolution recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health. S.Res. 727: A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. S.Res.714: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day"

H.R. 8487/S.3402 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act; H.R. 1510/S. 1720 - The Due Process Continuity of Care Act; H.R. 2741/S. 1329 - The Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act, H.R. 2586 -Reentry Act of 2025; H.R. 8081/S. 4202 - Mental Health Access and Provider Supports Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HCR: Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. 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.5630 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require additional information in State plans for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services block grants. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. (HR9260)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccines and immunizations; antimicrobial resistance; public health data modernization. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S.2050) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development and Drug Administration Appropriations, provisions related to nutrition 11.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 12.Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 13.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 14.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 15.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 16.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 17.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (H.R. 6121) 18.Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) 19.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 20.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 22.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 23.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 24.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 25.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 26.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 27.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 28.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 29.The Kid PROOF Act (H.R.6396) 30.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 31.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 32.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.8124) 33.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions related to environment 34.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration, provisions related to nutrition 35.Womens Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026 (S.3944) 36.Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act (Not yet introduced) 37.Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention (RAYS) Act (H.R.7092) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, FDA, USDA, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

H.R. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew - Increase behavioral health workforce H.R. 1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana - Virtual prevention programs in Medicare H.R. 1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Expand practitioners eligible for telehealth in Medicare H.R. 1627 - TREATS Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - telehealth SUD treatment 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. - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Removing in-person requirements for Medicare coverage for mental health telehealth H.R. 1899 - Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Feenstra, Randy - Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth H.R. 2013 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - Medicare coverage of home-based occupational therapy H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act - Rep. Gillen, Laura - access to reproductive technology H.R. 2404 - Remote Opioid Monitoring Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - remote monitoring for opioid prescriptions H.R. 2528 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - Association health plans treatment H.R. 2741 - PEER Support Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Behavioral health workforce shortage H.R. 3000 - Caring for Seniors Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Long-term care workforce programs and cost reduction H.R. 4206 - CONNECT for Health Act - Rep. Thompson, Mike - Telehealth expansion and oversight H.R. 4484 - ADAPT Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees H.R. 5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension H.R. 5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 - Short term government funding bill; health care program funding H.R. 7064 - AI in Health Care Efficiency and Study Act - Rep. Hernandez, Pablo Jose - AI usage in health care H.R. 7537 - Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act - Rep. Goodlander, Maggie - Private equity restrictions for health care industry H.R. 7787 - To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes. - Rep. Carter, Troy - Mental health professional workforce expansion H.R. 7790 - Medical Records Access Fairness Act - Rep. Foster, Bill - Requirements for providing protected health information to individuals S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Contraception and contraception services access S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine - Behavioral health integration S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - mental health and SUD telehealth services S. 1227 - ABC Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Family caregiver coverage paperwork S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Telehealth expansion and oversight S. 1329 - PEER Support Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - Behavioral health workforce shortage S. 1847 - Association Health Plans Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Association health plans treatment S. 2356 - ADAPT Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees S. 2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension S. 3822 - Break Up Big Medicine Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Health care entity vertical integration restrictions S. 3829 - Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Private equity restrictions for health care industry S. 3834 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act - Sen. Daines, Steve - Medicare telehealth allowances Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and broader cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; ACA Marketplace Program Integrity; Mental Health Parity; Surprise Medical Billing; transparency; prior authorization; IVF Coverage; ACA market regulations; and vaccine coverage.

S.3402 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act; H.R. 1510/S. 1720 - The Due Process Continuity of Care Act; H.R. 2741/S. 1329 - The Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act, H.R. 2586 -Reentry Act of 2025.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 1720 / H.R. 1510); PEER Support Act (S. 1329 / H.R. 2741); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (S. 3812 / H.R. 7479). H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy. FY2027 Labor HHS Appropriations bill (no bill), provisions relating to substance use prevention and treatment funding and policy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587/S.1266: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth H.R. 1492: To Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 2085: The Mental Health Research Accelerator Act: establishes programs to speed up mental health research and innovations H.R. 3419: To Amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant program H.R. 4805: WINGS ACT: Requires a report on the long-term brain and mental health effects of military aviation. H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. S.3199 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act: creates an advisory committee to study and recommend a solution for transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. S. 3076 Nitazene Control Act: permanently classifies all nitazene opioids as schedule 1 Support for improving integrated care for those with Tardive Dyskinesia H.R. 6249: Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act expands federal disaster relief to include SUD and AUD services alongside mental health support. H.R. 6283: FOSTER Act expand opioid response grants and defines and supports kinship caregivers. H.R. 6396: Kid PROOF Act of 2025 expands grant eligibility and funding to support suicide and overdose prevention among youth. H.R. 6630: Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act requires security-cleared behavioral health professionals to be assigned to Cyber Command locations. H.R. 6679: Tech Wellness for Young Men Act requires a study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men. H.R. 6680: Tech Wellness for Men Act study on the economic, mental health, and social impacts of screen addiction among adult men. H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026 requires an assessment amount Executive departments to enhance mental health. H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act expands access to federal mortgage insurance for all licensed hospitals, including mental health facilities. H.R. 7602: State of Men's Health Act requires a study on men's health disparities and establishes an Office of Men's Health. H.R. 8124: STOP Suicide Act creates a grant program to support evidence-based stabilization services for individuals with serious suicidal thoughts. H.R. 8149: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act mandates a study on improving access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers. H.R. 8160: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness and Research Act of 2026 expand research, raise awareness, improve provider education, and increase access to care for PMDD. H.R.8122: 9-8-8 Connect Act allocates $30 million for crisis center follow-up services. S. 3230: Family Caregiver Peer Support Act creates grants to expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers. S. 3271: In-Home CARE Act authorizes grants to support family caregivers through home visiting programs. S. 3402: Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act expands and standardizes community behavioral health clinic services S. 3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 establishes a working group to standardize how loneliness and isolation are defined and measured. S. 3461: RISE from Trauma Act authorizes expands and builds trauma-informed systems for youth and families affected by trauma, violence, and substance use. S. 3714: Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends and specifies funding for family-to-family health information centers. S. 3840/H.R. 7496: Health Investment Zones Act of 2026 creates Health Investment Zones for incentives, grants, and support to reduce health disparities. S. 921: Tyler's Law requires a federal study and subsequent guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should routinely test for fentanyl in overdose cases. H.R. 7875: Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026 expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals experiencing gambling addiction. S. 4001/H.R. 7828: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 modernizes SSI eligibility and benefit rules.

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

Federal Policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); H.R. 1510 / S. 1720, Due Process and Continuity of Care Act (whole bill); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (draft bill); H.R. 2483, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (whole bill); PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741 / S. 1329); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (draft legislation in House and Senate); and FY2026 appropriations language related to substance use prevention and treatment.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); H.R. 1510 / S. 1720, Due Process and Continuity of Care Act (whole bill); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (draft bill); H.R. 2483, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (whole bill); PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741 / S. 1329); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); WORK To Save Lives Act (draft legislation in House and Senate); and FY2026 appropriations language related to substance use prevention and treatment.

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Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; substance misuse/behavioral health issues; vaccination and immunization access and recommendations. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (Not yet introduced) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (S.3461/H.R.6625) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.Farm Bill 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.SNAP Nutrition Security Act (Not yet introduced) 15.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 17.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (H.R. 1582. S. 786) 18.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 19.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (S. 222/ H.R. 649) 20.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 22.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (S.2120) 24.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 25.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 26.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 27.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 28.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 29.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 30.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 31.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (H. Res 119/S. Res 67) 32.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 33.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 34.The Kid PROOF Act (Not yet introduced) 35.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 36.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R.7019) 37.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (Not yet introduced) 38.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 39.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 40.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration 41.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (S. 786/H.R. 1715) 42.One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) 43.Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 3864) 44.Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062) 45.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 (H.R.3505) 46.Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act (H.R. 3661) 47.Heat Management Assistance Grants (HMAG) Act of 2025 (H.R. 3738) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

H.R. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew - Increase behavioral health workforce H.R. 1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana - Virtual prevention programs in Medicare H.R. 1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Expand practitioners eligible for telehealth in Medicare H.R. 1627 - TREATS Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - telehealth SUD treatment 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. - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Removing in-person requirements for Medicare coverage for mental health telehealth H.R. 1899 - Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Feenstra, Randy - Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth H.R. 2013 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - Medicare coverage of home-based occupational therapy H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act - Rep. Gillen, Laura - access to reproductive technology H.R. 2404 - Remote Opioid Monitoring Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - remote monitoring for opioid prescriptions H.R. 2528 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - Association health plans treatment H.R. 2741 - PEER Support Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Behavioral health workforce shortage H.R. 3000 - Caring for Seniors Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Long-term care workforce programs and cost reduction H.R. 4206 - CONNECT for Health Act - Rep. Thompson, Mike - Telehealth expansion and oversight H.R. 4484 - ADAPT Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees H.R. 5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension H.R. 5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 - Short term government funding bill; health care program funding S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Contraception and contraception services access S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine - Behavioral health integration S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - mental health and SUD telehealth services S. 1227 - ABC Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Family caregiver coverage paperwork S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Telehealth expansion and oversight S. 1329 - PEER Support Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - Behavioral health workforce shortage S. 1847 - Association Health Plans Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Association health plans treatment S. 2356 - ADAPT Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees S. 2709- Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and broader cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; ACA Marketplace Program Integrity; Mental Health Parity; Surprise Medical Billing; transparency; prior authorization; IVF Coverage; ACA market regulations; and vaccine coverage.

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587/S.1266: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth H.R. 1492: To Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 2085: The Mental Health Research Accelerator Act: establishes programs to speed up mental health research and innovations H.R. 3419: To Amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant program H.R. 4805: WINGS ACT: Requires a report on the long-term brain and mental health effects of military aviation. H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. S.3199 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act: creates an advisory committee to study and recommend a solution for transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. S. 3076 Nitazene Control Act: permanently classifies all nitazene opioids as schedule 1 Support for improving integrated care for those with Tardive Dyskinesia

Issues related to behavioral health care, H.R. 1 - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicaid, mental health and substance use services; H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025; H.R. 2741/S. 1329 - The Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act; S. 3402 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal Policy relating to substance use prevention and treatment, including: Reentry Act (H.R. 2586 / draft Senate bill); H.R. 1510 / S. 1720, Due Process and Continuity of Care Act (whole bill); Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (draft bill); H.R. 2483, the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (whole bill); PEER Support Act (H.R. 2741 / S. 1329); No Red Tape For Addiction Treatment Act (S. 3522); and WORK To Save Lives Act (draft legislation in House and Senate); FY2026 appropriations language related to substance use prevention and treatment

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; maternal health; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R.5557) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (Not yet introduced) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (Not yet introduced) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.Farm Bill 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.SNAP Nutrition Security Act (Not yet introduced) 15.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 17.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (H.R. 1582. S. 786) 18.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 19.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (S. 222/ H.R. 649) 20.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 22.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (bill number pending) 24.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 25.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 26.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 27.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 28.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S.1329) 29.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.931/ H.R.2509) 30.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 31.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (H. Res 119/S. Res 67) 32.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 33.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 34.The Kid PROOF Act (Not yet introduced) 35.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R.1735) 36.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (Not yet introduced) 37.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (Not yet introduced) 38.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 39.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 40.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration 41.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (S. 786/H.R. 1715) 42.One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) 43.Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 3864) 44.Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062) 45.Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 (H.R.3505) 46.Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act (H.R. 3661) 47.HMAG Act of 2025 (H.R. 3738) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

H.R. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew - Increase behavioral health workforce H.R. 1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana - Virtual prevention programs in Medicare H.R. 1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Expand practitioners eligible for telehealth in Medicare H.R. 1627 - TREATS Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - telehealth SUD treatment 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. - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Removing in-person requirements for Medicare coverage for mental health telehealth H.R. 1899 - Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Feenstra, Randy - Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth H.R. 2013 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - Medicare coverage of home-based occupational therapy H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act - Rep. Gillen, Laura - access to reproductive technology H.R. 2404 - Remote Opioid Monitoring Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - remote monitoring for opioid prescriptions H.R. 2528 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - Association health plans treatment H.R. 2741 - PEER Support Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Behavioral health workforce shortage H.R. 3000 - Caring for Seniors Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Long-term care workforce programs and cost reduction H.R. 4206 - CONNECT for Health Act - Rep. Thompson, Mike - Telehealth expansion and oversight H.R. 4484 - ADAPT Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees H.R. 5081 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension H.R. 5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 - Short term government funding bill; health care program funding S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Contraception and contraception services access S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine - Behavioral health integration S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - mental health and SUD telehealth services S. 1227 - ABC Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Family caregiver coverage paperwork S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Telehealth expansion and oversight S. 1329 - PEER Support Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - Behavioral health workforce shortage S. 1847 - Association Health Plans Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Association health plans treatment S. 2356 - ADAPT Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees S. 2709- Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and broader cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; ACA Marketplace Program Integrity; Mental Health Parity; Surprise Medical Billing; transparency; prior authorization; IVF Coverage; ACA market regulations; and vaccine coverage.

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care Urging the Administration to continue defending no-cost preventative care in the Braidwood Supreme Court case -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth

Issues related to behavioral health care, H.R. 1 - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicaid, mental health and substance use services; H.R. 2586 -Reentry Act of 2025; Pending reintroduction of the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act, H.R. 1510/S. 1720 - The Due Process Continuity of Care Act, H.R. 2741/S. 1329 - The Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings H.R. 935 - Health Care Workforce Innovation Act - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew - Increase behavioral health workforce H.R. 1096 - HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Medicare primary care visit requirements H.R. 1407 - Permanent Telehealth from Home Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Medicare telehealth coverage H.R. 1523 - PREVENT DIABETES Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana - Virtual prevention programs in Medicare H.R. 1614 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Expand practitioners eligible for telehealth in Medicare H.R. 1627 - TREATS Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - telehealth SUD treatment 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. - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Removing in-person requirements for Medicare coverage for mental health telehealth H.R. 1899 - Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act - Rep. Feenstra, Randy - Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth H.R. 2013 - Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd - Medicare coverage of home-based occupational therapy H.R. 2049 - Access to Family Building Act - Rep. Gillen, Laura - access to reproductive technology H.R. 2404 - Remote Opioid Monitoring Act - Rep. Balderson, Troy - remote monitoring for opioid prescriptions H.R. 2528 - Association Health Plans Act - Rep. Walberg, Tim - Association health plans treatment H.R. 2741 - PEER Support Act - Rep. Salinas, Andrea - Behavioral health workforce shortage H.R. 3000 - Caring for Seniors Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Long-term care workforce programs and cost reduction S. 339 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - Sen. Crapo, Mike - Medicare coverage of cancer screenings S. 422 - Right to Contraception Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Contraception and contraception services access S. 931 - COMPLETE Care Act - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine - Behavioral health integration S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - mental health and SUD telehealth services S. 1227 - ABC Act - Sen. Markey, Edward - Family caregiver coverage paperwork S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Telehealth expansion and oversight S. 1329 - PEER Support Act - Sen. Kaine, Tim - Behavioral health workforce shortage S. 1847 - Association Health Plans Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Association health plans treatment Issues related to broadband and public health infrastructure; mental health and telehealth; behavioral health; rural health; substance use disorder treatments; Health Savings Accounts; provider directories; artificial intelligence and privacy; insurance industry response to and support for providers regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and broader cyber security issues; ACA Marketplace; ACA Marketplace Program Integrity; Mental Health Parity; Surprise Medical Billing; transparency; prior authorization; IVF Coverage; ACA market regulations; and vaccine coverage.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (Not yet introduced) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (Not yet introduced) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (H.R.2904/S.1448) 6.RISE from Trauma Act (Not yet introduced) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced)) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.Farm Bill 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.SNAP Nutrition Security Act (Not yet introduced) 15.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 17.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (H.R. 1582. S. 786) 18.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 19.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (S. 222/ H.R. 649) 20.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 22.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (bill number pending) 24.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 25.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 26.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 27.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483/S.2121) 28.The PEER Support Act (H.R.2741/S. 1329) 29.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378/ H.R. 5819) 30.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 31.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (H. Res 119/S. Res 67) 32.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 33.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 34.The Kid PROOF Act (Not yet introduced) 35.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R. 1735) 36.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (Not yet introduced) 37.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (Not yet introduced) 38.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 39.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 40.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration 41.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (S. 786/H.R. 1715) 42.One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) 43.Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 3864) 44.Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

H.R.2223: Building Capacity for Care Act: Grans and loan guarantees to build mental health facilities. S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care Urging the Administration to continue defending no-cost preventative care in the Braidwood Supreme Court case -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day." S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month."

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.

Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act (Not yet introduced) 2.Mental Health Services for Students Act (Not yet introduced) 3.Helping Kids Cope Act (Not yet introduced) 4.Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (Not yet introduced) 5.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (Not yet introduced) 6.RISE from Trauma Act ( Not yet introduced) 7.Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act (Not yet introduced)) 8.Reentry Act (H.R. 2586) 9.FY 2025 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 10.FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 11.Farm Bill 12.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (Not yet introduced) 13.The UNDERSTAND Act (Not yet introduced) 14.SNAP Nutrition Security Act (Not yet introduced) 15.OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act (Not yet introduced) 16.The TRUTH in Labeling Act (Not yet introduced) 17.Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Not yet introduced) 18.Child Nutrition Reauthorization 19.Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 (S. 222/ H.R. 649) 20.Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act (Not yet introduced) 21.Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 1036/ H.R. 3474) 22.Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (Not yet introduced) 23.Older Americans Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 24.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (Not yet introduced) 25.Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization (Not yet introduced) 26.Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act (Not yet introduced) 27.The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483) 28.The PEER Support Act (S. 1329) 29.The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S. 1378/ H.R. 5819) 30.The 9-8-8 Implementation Act (Not yet introduced) 31.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (H. Res 119/S. Res 67) 32.Local 988 Response Act (Not yet introduced) 33.Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act (Not yet introduced) 34.The Kid PROOF Act (Not yet introduced) 35.EARLY Minds Act (S.779/H.R. 1735) 36.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (Not yet introduced) 37.Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (Not yet introduced) 38.FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 39.FY 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 40.FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Drug Administration 41.Public Health Funding Restoration Act (S. 786/H.R. 1715) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, White House Domestic Policy Council, HHS, CDC, OMB, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).