# 116-hr-884: Medicare Mental Health Access Act

116-hr-884, Medicare Mental Health Access Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-884
- Congress: 116
- Title: Medicare Mental Health Access Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2019-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 62
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Mental Health Access Act This bill expands the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.

## Cosponsors (62)

- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2019-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2019-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2019-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2019-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-884 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/884)

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