# 116-hr-7539: Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act

116-hr-7539, Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7539
- Congress: 116
- Title: Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act This bill establishes compliance mechanisms related to the requirements for health insurance plans that cover mental health or substance use disorder services to provide such coverage in a manner consistent with the coverage of other medical and surgical services under their plans.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1380: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7539 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7539)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1754: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1754)
- [116-hr-1380: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1380)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7539 (as of 2025-11-18).