Helping Kids Cope Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D Blunt RochesterSponsor

53 cosponsors · 49 D, 4 R

D Wasserman Schultz SC

D Cherfilus-McCormick DK

D Kilmer AK

D Kuster JN

D Neguse MG

D Gluesenkamp Perez CA

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill establishes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support pediatric behavioral health care.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 30, 2023

Helping Kids Cope Act

This bill establishes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support pediatric behavioral health care.

Specifically, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible health care providers for (1) integrating and coordinating pediatric behavioral health care within communities, and (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training.

Additionally, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or rural health clinics that predominately treat individuals under age 21 for expanding their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services. Recipients may use awards for constructing or modernizing sites of care and enhancing digital infrastructure, telehealth capabilities, or other improvements to patient care infrastructure.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Helping Kids Cope Act

Latest action (Apr 7, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 30, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.