HR3680-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve the behavioral and mental health of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma within such population against behavioral and mental health treatment.

118th Congress Introduced May 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve the behavioral and mental health of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma within such population against behavioral and mental health treatment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0A989AF34B4D4BCAB0823393D5D9F791: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act.
  • Section H0CC7CFA8990F4E4D865E8DFA68A77D73: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term AANHPI means Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander. Except as otherwise specified, the term Secretary...
  • Section H259F573D39704C03A887C6D428009F24: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: The AANHPI community is among the fastest growing population groups in the United States. It is a diverse population...
  • Section H9CECA25F7B964D98800116D808EF319A: 4. National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy Part D of title V of the Public...
  • Section HC1FBAFBC9E484CF989DA6A903F405F32: 553. National AANHPI behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall, in coordination...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve the behavioral and mental health of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma within such population against behavioral and mental health treatment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve the behavioral and mental health of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma within such population against behavioral and mental health treatment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 25, 2023

Ms. Chu (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Case, Ms. DelBene, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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