# 116-hr-8942: ASSIST Act

116-hr-8942, ASSIST Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8942
- Congress: 116
- Title: ASSIST Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to increase the number of behavioral health providers in schools and school-based health centers. It also increases the federal government's share of Medicaid costs for behavioral health services furnished in those settings.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3539: Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8942 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8942)

## Related
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3632)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-3539: Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3539)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8942 (as of 2025-11-18).