The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act." Subcommittee members will review H.R. 2646, legislation authored by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), as well as legislation authored by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA). Additional legislation for discussion may be circulated prior to the hearing.
“This legislation is not just a new bill, but marks a new dawn for mental health care in America. We are moving mental health care from crisis response to recovery, and from tragedy to triumph. The work of this committee and its members have been critical in putting forth a foundation for all of the new and revamped provisions in H.R. 2646," said Chairman Murphy. “The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act not only reflects the need for reform, but also provides the tools to provide comprehensive solutions to challenges - such as federal barriers and antiquated programs - we discovered when this committee began its top-to-bottom review of our nation’s broken mental health system. H.R. 2646 helps change the paradigm of mental health care by bringing mental illness out of the shadows and I look forward to working with the committee to pass this legislation."
H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, addresses many of the issues identified by the Energy and Commerce Committee’s review of the nation’s mental health system. The bipartisan legislation aims to fix the nation’s broken mental health system by refocusing programs, reforming grants, and removing barriers to care.as they are posted.
