Bill funds mental health crisis centers with one billion dollars
H.R. 10246 — 9–8–8 Community Infrastructure Act · Filed by Nanette Barragán (D-CA) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives one billion dollars to health centers and crisis facilities. The money pays to build, fix up, or expand their buildings. Health centers, tribal health groups, and crisis facilities can apply. They must charge people based on what they can pay.
Who it affects
Health centers, tribal health groups, and crisis facilities get the money. People without health insurance or with bad insurance gain more places to go. Communities get more crisis call centers and short-stay help places.
One thing to notice
The bill sets rules for which crisis facilities can get money. They must stay open 24 hours a day and have beds for up to 48 hours.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- crisis facilities — Places where people in mental health emergencies can stay and get help
- tribal health groups — Health organizations that serve Native American tribes and communities
- crisis call centers — Phone lines where people can call for help during mental health emergencies
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,641 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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