• S 462 Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act: increasing the mental health workforce HR 1423 911 Community Crisis Responders Act- Increasing the number of unarmed mental health crisis response teams S 853 & HR 1639 VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023: Resources to end veteran suicide S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act- Enforcing and Strengthening the Mental Health Parity Law S. 652 & H.R.2630 Safe Step Act -Creates an exception to medication step-therapy protocol HR 1201 Increasing Behavioral Health Treatment Act: ending the IMD exclusion HR 498 988 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: protecting the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from cybersecurity threats HR 3011 To Establish a taskforce at the DOD on Mental Health: To help promote the mental health of service members. S. 923 Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act: Provisions to enforce mental health parity, end ghost networks, and improve mental health care. H.R. 3432 & S.3651 Telemental Health Care Access Act: Making it easier for individuals to access telemental health services. HR 3548 S 1700 Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Care Act: Providing mental health resources to historically underserved communities HR 3850 The Pride in Mental Health Care Act: Mental health resources for LGBTQI+ youth HR 824: the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023: Expands telehealth options for certain workers without the protections of the ACA. HR 4531 & S. 3393 The Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act: Reauthorization of numerous SUD & MH programs from the original SUPPORT Act. HR 2412 Helping Kids Cope Act: Increasing access to pediatric behavioral health service at children's hospitals S 1452 HR 3073 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act: Provides technical and financial support for community resilience program Stating our support for the Office of Recovery at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) S. 24444 H.R. 4830: The Attain Mental Health Act: To create an online dashboards to list available mental health grants H.R. 4851: The 988 Implementation Act: To increase resources for 988 and mental health crisis response H.R. 5804: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act: Loan guarantees for the construction or renovation of pediatric or adult mental health treatment facilities H.R. 485 Protecting Health Care for all Patients Act: prohibits a health care programs from using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years S. 1378 Complete Care Act: Incentivizes primary care providers to include behavioral health providers in their practice S.1769/H.R.3805: Kids Health Act of 2023: Promoting the whole child health model H.R.6663/S.3364 Kid Proof Act: Preventing youth suicide and overdoses * S. 3430 Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023: Reauthorization of existing Mental Health and SUD programs S.3453 - Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act: Enhancing Peer support services in our nation's schools H.R.5594 - Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act: Using community health workers to enhance mental health. S. 2733 & H.R. 7212 PEER Support Act- addresses the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists H.R. 7069 Peer Support for Firefighters Act: To increase mental health resources to fire fighters H.R. 7140 Mental Health Transparency Act: To require the disclose of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types H.R. 7924 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support graduate programs in mental and behavioral health professions at minority-serving institutions and for other purposes: To help increase the diversity of the mental health workforce. H.R. 7153 & S.3679 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Act: To provide mental health resources for health care providers H.R. 6982 & S.3579: The Gambling Addiction, Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act: Federal funds to research gambling addiction and treatment H.R. 4880 PACE Act: the ability to waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where jurisdictions prohibit monetary bail H.R. 6928 Connect Act: grants to certain crisis centers for providing follow-up care to individuals who receive suicide prevention and crisis intervention services.
• Appropriation requests for Department of Labor Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2024- funding for mental health programs Appropriation request for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriation for FY 2024- funding for criminal justice and mental health programs. Appropriation requests for Department of Labor Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2025- funding for mental health programs Appropriation request for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriation for FY 2025- funding for criminal justice and mental health programs.
• HR 2400 Reentry Act: Allowing incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid prior to their release S. 971 Due Process Continuity of Care Act: remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges S. 1820 The Humane Correctional Health Care Act: Repeals the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) S.1753 HR 3479 The RESTORE Act: To allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program H.R. 5625 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens Schools Act: To help prevent the misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth S. 3409 End Solitary Confinement Act: Limiting the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities H.R. 8647 The Pace Act: Reforms to the bail system H.R. 2577 & S.1137 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act: To provide mental health resources to DHS personnel H.R. 6415 Care for 1st Responders Act: Increased mental health and substance use disorder services for first responders S. 3740 Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation Act (STRONGER Act): Reauthorizes grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities S 3409 & H.R. 4972 End Solitary Confinement Act: Ending the use of Solitary Confinement and other forms or restricted housing in federal correction facilities
• HR 2642 The Peer Education and Emergency Response for Mental Health Act of 2023: Provisions that allow for the training of school personnel, parents and students about how to respond to those in a mental health crisis. H.R. 3228 S. 1574 Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program: To increase the numbers of mental health providers in Schools HR 3761 S.1774 The Assist Act: To increase the Medicaid federal match for certain school-based mental health services S. 2966 Targeting Emotional and Mental Stability (TEAMS) Act: Supporting the mental health of college athletes H.R. 3713/S. 1884 Mental Health Services for Students Act: Bringing Mental Health Services into our schools H.R. 3331/S.754 Improving Mental Health Wellness in Schools Act: Including mental health in school wellness policies
• H.R. 485 Protecting Health Care of all patients Act: prohibiting the use of quality-adjusted life years in federal health care programs
• S. 2016 HR. 4189: Connect for Health Act: expand the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services in Medicare, toward the goal of cost savings and quality care improvement. HR 4056 Ensuring Medicaid Continuity of Children in Foster Care Act: Ensuring that Medicaid is available for foster children who are placed in qualified residential treatment programs maintaining beneficiary access to the full range of available medications under Medicare Part D by protecting consumer access to Medicare Part D's Six Protected Classes Supporting new quality measures in Medicare's FY 2024 Inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system Objecting to new potential work requirements for Medicare and other public assistance programs H.R. 5510: Helping our patients for emotional and mental well-being Act. Requires coverage of 3 primary care visits without cost-sharing each year under the Medicare S. 2129: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act: To amend the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan and Medicare Advantage organizations offering an MA-PD plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary H.R. 4771 The CHIPP Act: permanently extend the Childrens Health Insurance Program S.838/H.R.1638: Improving Access to Mental Health Act: Increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. H.R. 4892 & S. 3921: Medicaid Bump Act: Increase Medicaid payments to certain providers H.R. 6748 & S. 3498: Peers IN Medicaid Act: requiring Medicare to cover peer support services at certain facilities S. 3892: Community Health Workers Access Act: Increase access to community health workers under the Medicare and Medicaid
• S. 3663 Kids Online Safety Act: Protect the health and well-being of children on social media Ensuring the proper routing of 988 lifeline calls S. 2688/H.R.5116: Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act: To extend information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities H.R. 4974& S.3444 Local 988 Response Act: Ensuring the proper routing of 988 lifeline calls H.R. 6733 & S.3482 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2023: Working to determine best policies regarding geo-location and 988
• Requesting that the Department of Veterans Affairs update their national formulary list to include non-opioid alternatives. Supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to conduct research into the potential medicinal use of psychedelics H.R. 6330: Veterans Sentinel Act: Collecting data on and taking efforts to prevent veteran suicide
• H.R. 5137 Supporting Transition and Recovery Through Housing Act: helping individuals in SUD recovery find housing. Appropriations request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development- funding for Housing programs for those with SUD, SMI and or SED
• H.R. 5408/S.2767 SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act: Raise SSIs asset limits S. 320 & H.R. 883 Stop the Wait Act: Ensuring timely Access to SSDI benefits

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Education, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Telecommunications, Veterans, Housing, Welfare, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $754,518 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Social Security Administration (SSA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), House of Representatives, Senate, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)