Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 117-hr-8179
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2022-06-22
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act </strong></p> <p>This bill expands access to federal mortgage insurance for hospitals to include mental health care facilities. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2022 Mr. Emmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to provide parity with respect to access to the mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act . 2. Mortgage insurance for hospitals parity (a) In general Section 242(b)(1) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–7(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and ; (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply upon the date of the enactment of this Act.