Labor Department gets money and power to enforce mental health coverage rules.
H.R. 9551 — Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act · Filed by Thomas Kean (R-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets the Department of Labor fine health plans that break mental health rules. It adds $30 million per year through 2031 for enforcement. The fines apply to health plans, companies that run them, and benefit designers. Plans have one year after the law passes to make changes.
Who it affects
Workers and families with job-based health insurance are affected. Health plans and the companies that manage them are affected.
One thing to notice
The bill gives the Department of Labor $30 million per year. That money must cover about 160 million workers with job-based insurance.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Labor — The federal agency that enforces rules about worker benefits and protections.
- health plans — Insurance that companies offer to workers to pay for medical care.
- mental health rules — Laws that say health plans must cover mental health care like regular medical care.
- enforcement — The act of making sure companies follow the rules and punishing those that do not.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,303 characters) on Jul 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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