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H.R. 4037

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4037, the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 17, 2025 by Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jun 17, 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. 4037 has 13 co-sponsors.

hb4037/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4037 IH: Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-17
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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. 4037  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 17, 2025   Mr. Kennedy of New York  (for himself and  Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) 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 clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.
2.
Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under Medicare
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 17, 2025

hb4037/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/17/2025)

Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct outreach on Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services to treat substance use or mental health disorders.

Sponsors

Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D) sponsors H.R. 4037, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4037 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 17, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jun 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4037 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 17, 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. 4037 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4037, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 4037 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act. — Display Title
  • Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act. — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4037 in 15 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, Education, Veterans, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Housing.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)—Maryland16—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia14—
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION—Maryland12$80K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTSNon-Profit, National Membership Organization for Psychiatric PharmacistsNebraska11$30K
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)—New York11—
SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND—Connecticut11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)16—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS14—
THE MCMANUS GROUP12$80K
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)11—
SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND11—
VENABLE LLP11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABRAHAM SAFFER116
ANDREW BOPP116
HEATHER PARSONS116
RYAN YEAGER116
HANNAH WESOLOWSKI114
JOANNA ROSEN114
MICHAEL LINSKEY114
ALEX WHALEN112
JOHN MCMANUS112
MARY DARCEY112
ELIZABETH MURPHY111
EMMA HORSEMAN111
LAURA HANEN111
MARC SCARDUFFA111
NATALIE TIETJEN111
PATRICK MALONE111
SAMUEL CHASIN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2026 second_quarter$189K2nd Quarter - Report
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2026 first_quarter$189K1st Quarter - Report
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2025 fourth_quarter$189K4th Quarter - Report
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2025 third_quarter$189K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2025 third_quarter$189K3rd Quarter - Report
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)2025 second_quarter$189K2nd Quarter - Report
SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUNDSANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND2025 fourth_quarter$110K4th Quarter - Report
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATIONTHE MCMANUS GROUP2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATIONTHE MCMANUS GROUP2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTSVENABLE LLP2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4037 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4037’s is Health.

hr4037/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. 4037, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of New York:H.R. 4037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H2832]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com