Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8523
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2022-07-27
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires states to describe their efforts to improve mental health and well-being through promoting work and employment as part of their plans for providing mental health services under the Community Mental Health Block Grant program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8523 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2022 Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a State receiving a block grant for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders to describe the State’s efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022 . 2. Description of the State efforts to promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being Section 1932(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x(b)(1)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (viii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (x) provides a description of the State’s efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being. .