H.R. 7780Mental Health Matters Act

2 recorded actions237 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA-11]
Cosponsors: 3 · 3 Democrats
Policy area: Education
Committees: Education and Workforce Committee, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Oct 11, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

IntroducedMay 16, 2022
Passed the HouseSep 29, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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, prohibits arbitration and discretionary clauses in employer-sponsored benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and establishes an occupational research program on mental health.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 7780 as passed House on Sep 29, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Sep 29, 2022Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveSep 29, 2022

How every member votedHouse roll call 459

House Sep 29, 2022 · the primary vote

On Passage

Mental Health Matters Act

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220 Yea 205 Nay 7 not voting

Party-line vote 1 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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All members432 members

Democratic220 members

Republican212 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 3 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 7780 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DRobert C. "Bobby" Scott [D-VA-03]Original2026 profile

DGregorio Sablan [D-MP-00]Joined May 24, 2022

DSheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL-20]Joined May 24, 2022

Who lobbied on H.R. 778040 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 7780 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILfiled by AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL, DAVIS & HARMAN LLP, SPANGLER STRATEGIES LLCIts PAC: American Benefits Council PAC

Retirement · Health Issues · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +1 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

BOEING COMPANYfiled by BOEING COMPANY, ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)Its PAC: The Boeing Co. PAC

Aerospace · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Defense · Foreign Relations +10 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)filed by AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)Its PAC: America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. PAC

Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Insurance · Pharmacy +1 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRYIts PAC: American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry PAC

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN

Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Education +7 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

ASHLEY ADDICTION TREATMENTfiled by K&L GATES, LLP

Budget/Appropriations · Health Issues3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCfiled by ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.Its PAC: Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Environment/Superfund · Health Issues · Government Issues +6 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Education · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +5 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES)Its PAC: The Cigna Group Employee PAC

Medicare/Medicaid · Health Issues · Defense · Postal3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +13 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

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