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H.R. 3884

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3884, the Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Doris Matsui (D) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 3884 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb3884/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3884 IH: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-10
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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. 3884  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 10, 2025   Ms. Matsui  (for herself and  Mr. Balderson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , 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 ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025  .
2.
Ensuring coverage for mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth
(a)
In general
Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking
mental health services   and all that follows through  The geographic  and inserting
mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth. —The geographic ;
(2)
by striking  subject to subparagraph (B), ;
(3)
by inserting  , or for the provision of behavioral health services  after  or treatment of a mental health disorder ; and
(4)
by striking subparagraph (B).
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 123 of division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth.

Sponsors

Rep. Doris Matsui (D) sponsors H.R. 3884, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3884 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3884 has taken 2 actions since Jun 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3884 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3884, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3884 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 63 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3884 in 42 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, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Immigration, Veterans, 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$170K
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARE501(c)(6) organization of health care and technology companiesDistrict of Columbia15$1M
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia15—
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSINGNational health care associationDistrict of Columbia14$114.6K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey14$96K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
STANFORD HEALTH CAREHospital providing advanced patient care and treatment of rare and complex disordersCalifornia11$10K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MASON CONSULTING, LLC28$210.6K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS17—
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION15—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN15—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS15—
SIRONA STRATEGIES LLC15$1M
WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC14$170K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION12—
CARPI & CLAY, INC11$10K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 63.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GLEN MASON128
DINA KASTNER117
RACHEL BOYER117
ABIGAIL GRIFFIN115
ANDREW STRICKLAND115
BENJAMIN VONACHEN115
BROOKE TRAINUM115
CHRISTOPHER ADAMEC115
DANIEL STANFORD115
DORIS PARFAITE-CLAUDE115
HANNAH WESOLOWSKI115
JOANNA ROSEN115
JULIO ABREU115
KAREN CONWELL SMITH115
KAREN STUDWELL115
KATHERINE MCGUIRE115
KENNETH POLISHCHUK115
KRISTA DROBAC115
MAUREEN MAGUIRE115
MICHAEL LINSKEY115

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$6.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$5.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2026 first_quarter$580K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2025 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$392K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2025 fourth_quarter$340K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$263.7K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$221.4K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSNAMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN2025 third_quarter$220K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$205.8K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARESIRONA STRATEGIES LLC2026 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARESIRONA STRATEGIES LLC2026 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARESIRONA STRATEGIES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$200K4th Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARESIRONA STRATEGIES LLC2025 third_quarter$200K3rd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR CONNECTED CARESIRONA STRATEGIES LLC2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$137.4K2nd 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 WORKERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3884 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3884’s is Health.

hr3884/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

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