House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016

H.R. 2646Introduced Jun 4, 2015Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Tim Murphy R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 4, 2015
Committee actionJun 15, 2016
Passed HouseJul 6, 2016 · 422–2
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 14, 2016 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2646.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Direct spending effects of title V of H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015” on November 3, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on June 4, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 3, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50956
CBO publication date
November 3, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2646, 114th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2646
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015” on July 5, 2016. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending effects of H.R. 2646, as reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 15, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51764
CBO publication date
July 5, 2016
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H.R. 2646, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2646
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-667 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 6, 2016.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 6, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 2646, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2646
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 89, June 4, 2015, Page H3915):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 2646, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 23, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

207 cosponsors — 147 Republicans, 59 Democrats, 1 independent

60 of 207 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brad Ashford (D-NE), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 177 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.