S 3704 · 117th Congress · Health
ASSIST Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2022-02-17)
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Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to, among others, local educational agencies to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers in schools and school-based health centers. It also increases the federal government's share of Medicaid costs for behavioral health services furnished in those settings.…
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Cosponsors (4)
4 Democrats