Bill expands federal money for mental health crisis help
H.R. 10287 — 9-8-8 Crisis Response Act · Filed by Kim Schrier (D-WA) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives states more federal money for crisis services. It raises grants for the 9-8-8 crisis line. Grants go from $10 million per year to $100 million per year starting in 2027. States can now use Medicaid to pay for mobile crisis teams, call centers, and new crisis facilities. These facilities give short-term psychiatric care 24 hours a day. The bill makes these changes go back to 2021.
Who it affects
People in mental health crises gain access to more services. Medicaid pays with no cost barriers. States and mental health providers get federal money to run these services.
One thing to notice
The bill makes changes go back to 2021. This may create confusion about paying for services already given.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- 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
- Medicaid — A federal and state program that pays for health care for people with low income.
- mobile crisis teams — Groups of mental health workers who go to people in crisis to help them right away.
- 9-8-8 crisis line — A phone number people can call for help during a mental health emergency.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,589 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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