Caucus Work
- 01/25/19 Letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’
proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s Six Protected Classes and its effects on beneficiaries living with mental illness
012519SixProtectedClassesMentalHealthLetter.pdf
- H.R. 1109, the Mental Health Services for Students Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1109
- 03/28/19 Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
regarding FY20 appropriations for increased access and availability of mental health services032819NapolitanoKatkoMentalHealthAppropriationsLetter.pdf
- H.R. 2431, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2431
- 05/13/19 Letter to House and Senate Leadership regarding immediate consideration of H.R. 1767 and S. 824, the Excellence in Mental Health
and Addiction Treatment Expansion ActHR1767andS824ExcellenceinMentalHealthandAddictionTreatmentLetterFinal.pdf
- H.R. 4309, the Barriers to Suicide Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4309
- H.R. 4564, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4564?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22hr+4564%22%7D
- 03/13/20 Letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding FY21 appropriations for increased access and availability of mental health services031320NapolitanoKatkoFY21MentalHealthAppropriationsLetter.pdf
- 04/03/20 Letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services calling on CMS to immediately expand telehealth access for behavioral and mental health services040320NapolitanoKatkoMHTelehealthLetter.pdf
- 04/08/20 Co-Chairs Napolitano and Katko sent a letter to House Leadership requesting that HR 4564 the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act and HR 1109 the Mental Health Services for Students Act be included in any future coronavirus stimulus packages040820NapolitanoKatkoMHLetter.pdf
- 6/22/20 Co-Chairs Napolitano and Katko led 70 colleagues in urging inclusion of HR 1109 the Mental Health Services for Students Act in the next COVID-19 relief legislation062220NapolitanoKatkoHR1109Letter.pdf
All Mental Health Legislation Introduced in the 116th Congress:091520MentalHealthLegislationByTopic.pdf