United States · Bill · S
S. 264 (113th)
Excellence in Mental Health Act
Introduced
7 February 2013
Last action
7 February 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to certify, and recertify at least every five years, federally qualified community behavioral health centers as meeting the criteria. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.
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Timeline
7 February 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Excellence in Mental Health Act
- related to ← Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/264
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/264
- us · 113-s-264 · source updated 12 August 2025