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H.R. 3808

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3808, the Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 6, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jun 6, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 3808 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb3808/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3808 IH: Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3808  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 6, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  (for himself and  Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act  .
2.
Improved access to mental health services under the Medicare program
(a)
Exclusion of clinical social worker services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system
Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
(VII)
Clinical social worker services (as defined in section 1861(hh)(2)).
  .
(b)
Access to the complete set of clinical social worker services
Section 1861(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2) ), is amended by striking  for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses (other than services furnished to an inpatient of a hospital and other than services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility which the facility is required to provide as a requirement for participation)  and inserting  , including services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses or services for health and behavior assessment and intervention (identified as of January 1, 2023, by HCPCS codes 96156, 96158–96161, 96164–96168, and 96170–96171 (and any succeeding codes)), but not including services furnished to an inpatient of a hospital, .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.R. 3808, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3808 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 6, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jun 6, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3808 has taken 2 actions since Jun 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 3808 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3808.

Titles

H.R. 3808 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act — Display Title
  • Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 5 firms and 33 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3808 in 26 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Education, Insurance, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSPromote, develop and protect the social work profession & to advance sound social policiesDistrict of Columbia211$220K
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION—Maryland17—
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)—District of Columbia15—
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION17—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS16—
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)15—
WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC15$220K
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 33.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANITA BRIKMAN117
SHARON PEARCE117
DINA KASTNER116
RACHEL BOYER116
ADAM BECK115
ALAN WHEAT115
ANDREW SHINE115
ANNA DUNBAR-HESTER115
ANTHONY MITCHELL115
ARON GRIFFIN115
GARY BECK115
JAMES FLEISCHMANN115
JEANETTE THORNTON115
JULIE SHROYER115
MARK HAMELBURG115
MICHAEL TUFFIN115
SEAN DICKSON115
SEAN DUGAN115
SHANE HAND115
SOHINI GUPTA115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 first_quarter$5.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 third_quarter$4.2M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 fourth_quarter$4.1M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 second_quarter$4.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 second_quarter$3M2nd Quarter - Report
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPMARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP2026 first_quarter$940K1st Quarter - Report
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPMARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP2025 fourth_quarter$730K4th Quarter - Report
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPMARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP2026 second_quarter$710K2nd Quarter - Report
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Amendme…
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$155K1st Quarter - Report
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$125K2nd Quarter - Report
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Amendme…
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATIONPLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3808 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3808’s is Health.

hr3808/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3808, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 97 (Friday, June 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 3808.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2534]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com