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HR7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (117th Congress)
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HR7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022

117th Congress (2021–2023) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]

This page covers HR7666 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR7666 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2022-06-22: Passed
Latest action 2022-06-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area Health
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, expands, and modifies programs, grants, and activities that focus on mental and behavioral health. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes and modifies the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program, the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Grant, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program, grants related to suicide prevention, and grants to support the behavioral health workforce. Additionally, the bill expands access to opioid and other substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. For example, the bill (1) eliminates a provision that generally requires individuals to be addicted to opioids for at least a year before being admitted to an opioid treatment program, and (2) promotes access to high-quality recovery housing. Other matters addressed by the bill include coordination of federal efforts related to behavioral health; maternal mental health and substance use disorders; prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral health issues for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, first responders, tribal populations, and other specified groups; best practices for a crisis response continuum of care; eating disorders; school-based mental health services; coverage of mental and behavioral health care through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, including for…

Subjects: Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advisory bodies, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Child health, Civil actions and liability, Community life and organization, Congressional oversight, Correctional facilities and imprisonment


Roll-call votes on HR7666 (117th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2022-06-22 House Yea-and-Nay Passed 279 13 3 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is HR7666 in the 117th Congress?

HR7666 (Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6].

What is the latest action on HR7666?

On 2022-06-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR7666?

1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2022-06-22, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.