# 119-s-2050: ASSIST Act

119-s-2050, ASSIST Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2050
- Congress: 119
- Title: ASSIST Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expand access to school-based behavioral health services.** The bill raises Medicaid's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to 90% for mental health and substance use disorder care delivered at schools and creates grants to add more providers in K-12 and higher-education settings. - Families and students: Easier access to on-site counselors, social workers, psychologists, and substance-use care, including for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees. - States and territories: Sets a 90% Medicaid matching rate for qualifying school-based services, but only if it does not lower a state's existing match. Payments to U.S. territories for these services are excluded from the territorial payment cap. - Schools and colleges: Authorizes grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hire and retain behavioral health providers at local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, and school-based health centers. - Accountability: Awardees must submit annual reports on provider counts, services, recruitment, and retention. The Department of Health and Human Services must report to Congress on effectiveness within 18 months and then every 5 years.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- 90% Medicaid match for school care: benefit, medium. If enacted, states would get a 90% federal Medicaid match for mental health and substance use disorder services delivered at schools or school-based health centers. This would apply starting on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least 12 months after enactment. The 90% rate…
- Grants to expand school mental health: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements within 12 months to help schools and school-based health centers hire more mental health and substance use disorder care providers. Eligible applicants include local school districts, colleges, Bureau of Indian Affairs schools…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2050)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2050 (as of 2025-12-21).