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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.

A plain-language summary from the Congressional Research Service isn’t available yet for this bill. CRS summaries are typically posted within a few weeks of introduction.

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4](R-CT)Sponsor
27 cosponsors
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify the meaning of least restrictive … — Informed