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Main Subject: Education

Mental Health Matters Act

This bill requires certain federal actions to increase access to mental and behavioral health care. Among other provisions, the bill creates various grants to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers, establishes requirements for institutions of higher education concerning students with disabilities, and prohibits arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

HR7784-117, HR7740-117, HR7767-117, S4219-117, HR4786-117, S2550-117, HR6509-117, HRES1396-117, HR7370-117, HR8887-117,

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Oct. 11 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Sep. 29
2022

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 205 (Roll no. 459).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 220 (Roll no. 458).
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: H8235-8252, H8267-8268)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McClain motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mrs. McClain demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Mrs. McClain moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Labor.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7780.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1396, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 2.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1396, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Trone amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7780.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Bobby L. Rush to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1396 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396.

Sep. 28
2022

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.