The House will meet at 10 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and at noon for legislative business. First votes are predicted for 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Last votes are predicted at 5:45 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
Following 15 One Minutes per side, the House will consider H.R.7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. [D-NJ]): This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, expands, and otherwise modifies various programs, grants, and related activities that focus on mental and behavioral health.
- Specifically, the bill reauthorizes and modifies
- the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program,
- the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant,
- the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant,
- the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Grant,
- grants for screening and treating maternal depression and related behavioral disorders,
- grants related to suicide prevention, and
- grants to support the behavioral health workforce.
- Additionally, the bill expands access to opioid and other substance use disorder treatments and recovery support services. For example, the bill (1) eliminates a provision that generally requires individuals to be addicted to opioids for at least a year before being admitted to an opioid treatment program, and (2) promotes access to high-quality recovery housing.
- Other matters addressed by the bill include
- activities to coordinate federal efforts related to behavioral health;
- best practices for a crisis response continuum of care;
- identification and treatment of eating disorders;
- prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders for tribal populations;
- compliance by self-funded, nonfederal insurance plans with federal mental health parity requirements; and
- integration of behavioral health in primary care settings.
The Rule will provide for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The Rule will make in order the following amendments and will allow for amendments to be offered en bloc:
- Bera/Fitzpatrick Amendment
- Davis, Rodney/O’Halleran Amendment
- Dean/Spartz Amendment
- Demings Amendment
- Feenstra Amendment
- Ferguson/Pappas Amendment
- Gottheimer Amendment
- Griffith Amendment
- Joyce (OH) Amendment
- Katko/Napolitano Amendment
- Kim (NJ) Amendment
- McKinley/Dingell Amendment
- Moore (WI) Amendment
- Napolitano/Katko Amendment
- Pressley Amendment
- Reschenthaler/Morelle Amendment
- Trone/Armstrong Amendment
The House will also consider H.R.5585, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act or the ARPA-H Act (Rep. Anna G. Eshoo [D-CA]): This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health to accelerate innovation in health and medicine by investing in high-risk, high-reward research projects. The bill also establishes an interagency committee to inform, and a fund in the Treasury to support, the agency's activities. The President must appoint from the personnel of HHS a director to lead the agency. The director may submit testimony and recommendations concerning the agency to Congress without review or approval by other federal officers or agencies. The director must designate personnel to serve as program managers who administer the agency's research programs, including by selecting projects to support, setting progress milestones for projects, and making recommendations about terminating or continuing projects. The agency may use a variety of mechanisms to support the research projects, including grants, contracts, and prize competitions. The agency's budget is separate from that of HHS. The agency must coordinate with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expedite development and coverage of high-need cures. Additionally, the agency may partner with other public and private entities, such as institutions of higher education and patient advocacy organizations. The bill also requires the agency to develop and periodically update a strategic plan and annually report on its activities. Furthermore, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must evaluate the agency's performance.
The Rule will provide for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Rule will make in order the Eschoo/Guthrie Amendment.
The House will also consider the following, under Suspension of Rules.
- H.R.7174, National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022, as amended (Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]): To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.
- H.R.5274, Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021 or the PREVENT ACT of 2021 (Rep. David P. Joyce [R-OH]): To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and for other purposes.
- H.R.6538, Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, as amended (Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]): To create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes.
- H.R.1934, Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act, as amended (Rep. Michael T. McCaul [R-TX]): This bill directs the President to establish an interagency working group to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance U.S. leadership in international bodies that set standards for 5th and future generations of mobile telecommunications (5G) technology, such as the International Telecommunication Union. The President shall also work to increase the participation of allies, partners, and the private sector. (International bodies develop standards for certain technologies, such as those used in wireless data transmission, to ensure interoperability between different companies' products; stakeholders, such as companies that manufacture equipment that uses such technologies or companies that hold relevant patents, typically participate in the standards-setting process.) The interagency working group must report to Congress on (1) its strategy to promote U.S. leadership in the standards-setting bodies relevant to 5G technology; (2) its strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners to share security-risk information related to 5G; (3) its strategy for engagement with private sector communications and information service providers; and (4) China's activities in standards-setting bodies for 5G technology, including the scope and scale of such activities.
- H.Con.Res.59, Condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan (Rep. Gregory W. Meeks [D-NY]):This concurrent resolution condemns the October 25, 2021, coup in Sudan. It recognizes the Prime Minister and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of Sudan's transitional government.
- The Resolution calls for Sudan's military junta, among other things, to
- immediately release all civilian government officials, civil society members, and other individuals detained in connection with the coup;
- return to constitutional rule under the transitional constitution; and
- lift the state of emergency, including complete restoration of all means of communication.
- Finally, the concurrent resolution calls on international partners to
- join U.S. efforts to impose targeted sanctions on the junta and other accomplices to the coup; and
- suspend Sudan's participation in all regional multilateral organizations until Sudan is returned to constitutional rule under the transitional constitution.
- H.Res.720, Calling for stability and the cessation of violence and condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other purposes (Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]): This resolution condemns the terrorist attacks and violence carried out by ISIS-Mozambique in the Cabo Delgado Province and urges the government of Mozambique to take actions to counter violent extremism and protect its citizens.
- H.Con.Res.45, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999 (Rep. Lee M. Zeldin [R-NY]): This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the individuals responsible for the July 1999 murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in Serbia should be brought to justice and that the United States should devote sufficient resources to fully assist and monitor Serbia's efforts to investigate and prosecute such individuals.
- H.Res.892, Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]). This resolution calls on the government of Rwanda to immediately release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds and permit him to return safely to the United States. The resolution calls on the government of Rwanda to ensure Paul Rusesabagina receives access to appropriate, qualified medical professionals and all medical care necessary to guarantee his physical integrity and psychological well-being. The resolution also urges the U.S. government in all interactions with the government of Rwanda to raise the case of Paul Rusesabagina and to press for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Finally, the resolution expresses support to the family of Paul Rusesabagina and their commitment to bringing him home.