H.R. 4851 · 118th Congress

9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 25, 2023 by Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29). 57 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 25, 2023
Cosponsors
57
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To provide for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Child health
  • Community life and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employment and training programs
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Military medicine
  • Minority employment
  • National and community service
  • Performance measurement
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • State and local government operations
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tony CárdenasD-CA-29Sponsor

Democrats · 56

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 25, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  8. Aug 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  9. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AT&T Services, Inc.8 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn7 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH5 reports
    $665.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. National Alliance on Mental Illness5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  6. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTORS INC.$1.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. National Council for Mental Wellbeing FKA National Council for Behavioral Health5 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. RI International5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  9. Trust for America's Health5 reports
    $215.3K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.