Bill · H.R. 8201· House(119-HR-8201)
To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 4/6/2026
- Last activity
- 6/25/2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Sponsored by
- Susie Lee
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. The primary goal is to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services. It also includes a conforming amendment to the existing Act. Additionally, the bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding funding. It proposes transferring $700,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This money is intended to provide enhanced funding for these new required services.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+8
The bill requires community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health services.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+7
The bill expands the services community health centers must provide to include substance use disorder services.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+7
Community health centers serve diverse populations, and this funding expands essential services for those they serve.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Healthcare Services: Community health centers would be required to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services per Section 1, subsection (a)(1). This could benefit individuals by ensuring these specific services are part of the primary health services offered by these centers.
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Enhanced Funding for Services: The bill proposes transferring $700,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services per Section 1, subsection (b)(1) through (3). This provides the necessary financial resources to support the new service requirements specified in the bill.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+8Improves Opioid Crisis Response+7Improves Healthcare Access+6Increases Affordable Care Act Support+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+7Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Urban Residents+4Good For Young Adults+4
- 7/21/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/25/2026
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 4/6/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
Gabe AmoDemocrat · Rhode Island
Thomas KeanRepublican · New Jersey