H.R. 5819 · 118th Congress

Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care Act

Introduced on Sep 28, 2023 by Michelle Steel (R-CA-45). 36 cosponsors, 24 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 28, 2023
Cosponsors
36
24 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration under the Medicare program.

Subjects

  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement

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.

Michelle SteelR-CA-45Sponsor

Democrats · 24

Republicans · 12

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. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 28, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Sep 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. 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. 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%
  2. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Mental Health America4 reports
    $84K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC.4 reports
    $114.9K reported (all issues)
  5. Sutter Health4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  6. Trust for America's Health3 reports
    $120.3K reported (all issues)
  7. AARP2 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  8. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association2 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  10. American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  11. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  12. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report
    $269.1K reported (all issues)
  13. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  14. GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  15. Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  16. VIZIENT, INC.1 report
    $780K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIZIENT INC$18.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.