HR8487-119

In Committee

Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 23, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 101. Coordination of Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services with CCBHC operating grant program; CCBHC accreditation option Section 1905(jj)(2), reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 102, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 103. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, reporting requirements, and grants. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 101. Coordination of Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services with CCBHC operating grant program; CCBHC accreditation option Section 1905(jj)(2)...
  • Reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 102.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 103.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 104.
  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 201. Coverage of certified community behavioral health clinic services under the medicare program Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2))...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 101. Coordination of Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services with CCBHC operating grant program; CCBHC accreditation option Section 1905(jj)(2), reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 102, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 103.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate provision: 101. Coordination of Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services with CCBHC operating grant program; CCBHC accreditation option Section 1905(jj)(2), reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 102, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 103.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 23, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2026

Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Pfluger, Ms. Craig, Mr. Alford, …

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
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"additional CCBHC services" §HE78D6C254FDF4BF69BA9E1281A12DB15

services furnished to an individual as a patient of a certified community behavioral health clinic (as defined in paragraph (2)), in a manner reflecting person-centered care— that are not required CCBHC services under subparagraph (B)

"additional CCBHC services" §HF31AD634D37D400CA36917A2F6619917

services available directly through the certified community behavioral health clinic— that are not required CCBHC services (as defined in clause (ii))

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