H.R. 2877 · 117th Congress

Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021

Introduced on Apr 28, 2021 by A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (May 17, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 28, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop best practices for the establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Crime prevention
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Higher education
  • Mental health
  • Right of privacy
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, May 13, 2021). Public domain.

Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop best practices for establishing behavioral intervention teams in educational settings. These teams, comprised of experts, are responsible for identifying individuals who exhibit concerning behaviors and addressing associated behavioral health issues to prevent harm to the individual or others. HHS must also provide technical assistance on implementing these teams to elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

A. Drew Ferguson IVR-GA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    May 13, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 323–93

History

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  1. Apr 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 28, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 28, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Apr 29, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. May 11, 2021 · HouseMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. May 11, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2167-2168)
  7. May 11, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2877.
  8. May 11, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. May 13, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2295-2296)
  10. May 13, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 323 - 93, 2 Present (Roll no. 142).(text: 05/11/2021 CR H2167)House · Roll call 142
  11. May 13, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 323 - 93, 2 Present (Roll no. 142). (text: 05/11/2021 CR H2167)House · Roll call 142
  12. May 13, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. May 17, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.