# 119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026 119-hr-10280, 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10280 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-10280 - Congress: 119 - Title: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-09-03 - Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 28 - Policy area: Health - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-11-04 ## Summary **nationally expanding and funding behavioral health crisis response services**. This bill would require broad coverage of crisis response services while funding call centers, crisis facilities, capital projects, a national media campaign, and workforce training to build crisis capacity. ## Cosponsors (28) - Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Medicaid and CHIP: bigger crisis coverage: benefit, high. This bill would make crisis response services a required Medicaid benefit and add them to required CHIP services. States could let crisis providers make presumptive eligibility decisions like hospitals. The law would also exclude certain community crisis facilities from the Medicaid IMD rule starti… - Grants and national crisis funding boost: benefit, high. This bill would fund large grants and programs to build crisis care capacity. It would authorize $1 billion for health center capital projects and $441 million for regional and local lifeline call center grants (FY2027). It would increase pilot funding to $10 million for FY2025–FY2026 and $100 mill… - Federal plans and VA would cover crisis care: benefit, medium. This bill would require Federal Employees Health Benefits plans to cover crisis response services beginning with the third FEHB contract year starting on or after three years after enactment. It would require TRICARE to cover crisis response services and would let the Department of Veterans Affairs… - Medicare would cover crisis services: benefit, medium. This bill would add crisis response services to Medicare benefits when given by mobile teams or approved crisis facilities. Medicare payment would be 80% of the lesser of the actual charge or the Secretary's allowed amount for each service. Ambulance and other emergency transport to crisis faciliti… - Private plans must cover crisis care: benefit, medium. This bill would require group and individual health plans to cover crisis response services. Plans would have to apply mental‑health parity so cost sharing and treatment limits for crisis care could not be stricter than for regular medical care. The rule would start for plan years that begin three… - More crisis workforce training money: benefit, medium. This bill would expand behavioral health workforce training and allow remote practicum hours. It would allow crisis‑management practicums for call, text, and chat responders. The bill would authorize $50 million per year for FY2026–FY2030 across training programs and an extra $10 million per year f… - New 9-1-1 rules for mental health calls: benefit, medium. This bill would create an HHS‑led panel to set training, triage, staffing, and data standards for 9‑1‑1 dispatchers to improve responses to behavioral health crises. The panel would include clinicians, dispatchers, law enforcement, EMS, and underserved and Tribal representatives serving staggered f… ## Related bills - 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act ## Sources - [119-hr-10280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10280) ## Related - [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10280 (as of 2026-11-04).