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S. 2847

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2847, the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 17, 2025 by Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Sep 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 2847 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2847/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2847 IS: Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-17
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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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2847
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 17 (legislative day,
  September 16), 2025
  Ms. Hassan  (for herself and  Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance
  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

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  1. Introduced2025-09-17
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Sep 17, 2025

sb2847/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (09/17/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Margaret Hassan (D) sponsors S. 2847, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2847 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Sep 17, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 2847 has taken 2 actions since Sep 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 17, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Sep 17, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2847 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2847, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2847 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
  • A bill to clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 2847 in 11 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 Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, 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)—Maryland15—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia13—
AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION—Maryland12$80K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTSNon-Profit, National Membership Organization for Psychiatric PharmacistsNebraska11$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)15—
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS13—
THE MCMANUS GROUP12$80K
VENABLE LLP11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABRAHAM SAFFER115
ANDREW BOPP115
HEATHER PARSONS115
RYAN YEAGER115
HANNAH WESOLOWSKI113
JOANNA ROSEN113
MICHAEL LINSKEY113
ALEX WHALEN112
JOHN MCMANUS112
MARY DARCEY112
LAURA HANEN111

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
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2847 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2847’s is Health.

s2847/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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