9-8-8 Crisis Response Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10287 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10287 To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote access to mental health crisis response services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Ms. Schrier (for herself, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. McClellan, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to promote access to mental health crisis response services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``9-8-8 Crisis Response Act''. SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. Section 520F(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb- 37(e)) is amended by striking ``section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029'' and inserting the following: ``section-- ``(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and ``(2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029''. SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO THE STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING COMMUNITY- BASED MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES UNDER STATE PLANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1947 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-6) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``for qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services'' and inserting ``for-- ``(1) qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services; ``(2) regional and local lifeline cal