US HR7767

Bill

US HR7767

Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act

Introduced
05/13/2022

In Committee
05/13/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Benefits Act, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to provide for the enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Allowing the Secretary of Labor, plan participants, beneficiaries, or fiduciaries to enforce any provision of ERISA relating to mental health benefits and substance use disorder benefits against group health plans, health insurance issuers, or other entities involved in providing these benefits. 2. Clarifying the general enforcement authorities under ERISA, allowing participants, beneficiaries, or fiduciaries to require the readjudication and payment of benefits to remedy violations, and allowing the Secretary to do the same. 3. Providing an exception to the general prohibition on enforcement, allowing the Secretary to enforce the mental health parity provisions and other related provisions in ERISA. 4. Appropriating $275 million to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2023 to be used for audits, investigations, enforcement actions, and other activities related to mental health and substance use disorder benefits under ERISA.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Joe Courtney (D)*, Donald Norcross (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 05/13/2022)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7767/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7767/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7767/BILLS-117hr7767ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7767/BILLS-117hr7767ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR7780	Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act Building Pipeline of School-Based Mental Health Service Providers Act Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act RISE Act Student Mental Health Rights Act Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
HRes1396	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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