Bill99th CongressFiled Mar 7, 1985Health
H.R. 1479
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the meaning of least restrictive setting for the mentally ill and to require as a condition to the receipt of grants for mental health that States have in effect plans governing the release of individuals in inpatient mental health facilities.
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What it does
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What just happenedMar 19, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4](R-CT)Sponsor
27 cosponsors