Strengthening Our Pediatric Mental Health Workforce Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8375.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CARAVEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 83, May 14, 2024, Page H3204):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase pediatric mental and behavioral health provider education, training, recruitment, retention, and support, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 14, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8375, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8375

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  November 2, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 2, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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