H.R. 1448 · 119th Congress

PEER Mental Health Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 21, 2025 by Becca Balint (D-VT). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 21, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Cosponsors
9
0 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 the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants for peer mental health first aid, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employment and training programs
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Mental health
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Becca BalintD-VTSponsor

Democrats · 9

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH6 reports
    $960.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. National Alliance on Mental Illness6 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $650K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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.