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Healthcare across the country

Every healthcare bill from all 50 state legislatures and Congress, introduced in the last 12 weeks and automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills

428

last 12 weeks

Active states

jurisdictions with bills

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United States

271 bills

Stance split

410 for 18 against

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Showing 71–76 of 76 bills

Bills supporting healthcare

in committee · United States · House Jul 22, 2026

HR 9867: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

The Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states within 12 months of enactment. This guidance will outline strategies to improve the education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder care providers participating in Medicaid and CHIP programs. A specific focus of these strategies is to enhance the capacity of the workforce in rural and underserved areas. The act also specifies that the guidance should explore how states can use existing federal waivers and authorities to achieve these workforce goals.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Children's Health Medicaid Mental Health

in committee · United States · House Jul 14, 2026

HR 9669: FACT Pilot Program Act

This bill creates a five-year pilot program to provide grants to states and local governments for expanding Forensic Assertive Community Treatment teams. These specialized teams offer intensive, round-the-clock support including mental health care, addiction treatment, and housing assistance to individuals with serious mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system. The program requires teams to include a mix of psychiatrists, employment specialists, criminal justice partners, and peer specialists with lived experience. Additionally, the legislation authorizes funding for a study by the National Academies to evaluate the program's effectiveness and develop guidelines for scaling it up.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics Mental Health Substance Abuse

in committee · United States · House Jun 30, 2026

HR 9551: Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act

This bill strengthens the enforcement of mental health and substance use disorder parity rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It expands the scope of penalties to include plan sponsors, service providers, and administrators who fail to meet existing parity requirements, while also adding a specific category for genetic information violations. To support these enforcement efforts, the legislation appropriates $30 million annually from 2027 through 2031 to the Employee Benefits Security Administration. These changes apply to group health plans starting one year after the law is enacted.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Mental Health Substance Abuse

in committee · United States · House Jul 17, 2026

HR 9559: IBOGAINE Act

The IBOGAINE Act aims to accelerate the development and approval of ibogaine and similar compounds for treating addiction, trauma, and serious mental illnesses by modifying federal drug laws. It creates a new voucher system that grants sponsors of breakthrough mental health drugs priority review by the FDA, while also establishing special registration rules to allow physicians to legally administer Schedule I substances to eligible patients under the "right to try" law. The legislation further directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a dedicated senior official and workforce plan for emerging therapies, mandates timely rescheduling of ibogaine from Schedule I to Schedule II, and requires federal agencies to share clinical trial data to speed up the approval process.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Mental Health Substance Abuse

in committee · United States · House Jun 29, 2026

HRES 1396: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2026 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2026, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

This resolution expresses support for designating June 2026 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2026, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. It aims to raise public awareness about post-traumatic stress among military members and veterans, reduce associated stigma, and encourage better access to treatment. The bill does not create new laws or funding but serves as a formal statement of congressional intent to highlight the importance of addressing mental health challenges related to military service.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics Mental Health Memorials & Recognition Veteran Healthcare Veteran Mental Health

in committee · Pennsylvania · Senate Jun 29, 2026

SB 1403: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, further providing for receiving facilities and providing for transportation coverage; and abrogating a regulation.

This bill updates Pennsylvania's emergency medical services laws to clarify rules for patient transport and insurance coverage. It defines "receiving facilities" as places where patients need further medical assessment after an ambulance response and requires protocols for handling behavioral health and substance use crises before transport. The legislation also mandates that health insurers cover emergency service payments when patients are treated and transported to these designated facilities, while simultaneously removing an outdated regulation regarding covered services.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Hospitals Insurance Mental Health Vehicle Registration