# 118-hr-8422: Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act

118-hr-8422, Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8422
- Congress: 118
- Title: Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2024-05-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act

## Cosponsors (9)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2024-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8422 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8422)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8422 (as of 2026-10-15).