# 116-hr-7961: CAHOOTS Act

116-hr-7961, CAHOOTS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7961
- Congress: 116
- Title: CAHOOTS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use disorder crisis outside of a facility setting. Among other requirements, such services must be (1) provided by multidisciplinary teams composed of behavioral health professionals who are trained in trauma care and de-escalation techniques, (2) available 24-7, and (3) voluntary for the individual experiencing the mental health or substance-use disorder crisis. The bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services, as well as specified funds for state planning and evaluation grants.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5036: Put Patients First Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7961 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7961)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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