House Bill Would Let Medicaid Cover Inpatient Mental Health Hospital Care for Adults Under 65
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Nothing has happened with the proposal since September 2025, and it is considered stalled. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.
No action since September 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 8767 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 8767 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act to eliminate a federal Medicaid restriction on coverage for inpatient mental health care. The bill targets a 1960s policy that bars federal matching funds for adults 21-64 in facilities with more than 16 beds.
Congressman Shri Thanedar sponsored the Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act, which aims to expand Medicaid coverage for patients in mental health institutions. The legislation is part of a broader push to make mental health resources more accessible and reduce stigma.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Improving Access to Institutional Mental Health Care Act
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