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H.R. 8878 (117th): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate coverage of outpatient mental health services under the Medicare program.

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Judy Chu

Sponsor. Representative for California's 27th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2022
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Sep 19, 2022
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 29, 2022. (compare text)
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2 Cosponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 8878 will add $854 million in new spending through 2032.

History

Sep 28, 2021
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8878 (117th).
Sep 19, 2022
 
Introduced

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Nov 15, 2022
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8878 (117th).
Dec 22, 2022
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8878 (117th).
Dec 23, 2022
 
Final Bill — House Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8878 (117th).
Dec 29, 2022
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8878 (117th).

H.R. 8878 (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. 8878. 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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