To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 18, 2022
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 18, 2022.
166 Cosponsors (136 Democrats, 30 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cicilline Urges All Colleagues to Support Mental Health of Health Care Professionals”
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Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 8, 2021
“McKinley Praises Passage of Bill to Provide Mental Health Support for Health Care Providers”
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Rep. David McKinley [R-WV1, 2011-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 9, 2021
“the daily leader: wednesday, december 8, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 8, 2021
History
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Mar 8, 2021
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Introduced
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Aug 6, 2021
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Oct 26, 2021
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Considered by Health
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 4, 2021
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Considered by Health
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 17, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 3, 2021
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Dec 7, 2021
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Companion Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 610 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1667 (117th). |
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Dec 8, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Dec 8, 2021
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Dec 9, 2021
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Companion Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 10, 2021
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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Feb 17, 2022
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Passed Senate
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Mar 18, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1667 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1667. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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