# 116-hr-2519: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020

116-hr-2519, Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2519
- Congress: 116
- Title: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2019-05-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to qualifying emergency departments for the purpose of supporting mental-health services. Specifically, grant recipients must use funds to support the provision of follow-up services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes, such as placement in appropriate facilities.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-2519 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2519)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2519 (as of 2025-11-18).