H.R. 7535

Summary

H.R. 7535, the Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2026 by Rep. Valerie Foushee (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7535 has 11 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7535 IH: Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7535  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2026   Mrs. Foushee  (for herself,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Bell ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Ross ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Mr. Moulton , and  Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026  .
2.
Requiring coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program
(a)
In general
Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (88), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (89), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (89) the following new paragraph:
(90)
provide, in the case of an individual enrolled under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) who is subject to home confinement pursuant to judicial process and who was incarcerated in a public institution immediately prior to such home confinement, for coverage of 12 mental health visits furnished via telehealth during each calendar year occurring during the period of such confinement.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to individuals released from a public institution on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.

Sponsors

Rep. Valerie Foushee (D) sponsors H.R. 7535, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Wesley Bell

Rep. · D–MO-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Troy Carter

Rep. · D–LA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Henry Johnson

Rep. · D–GA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Robin Kelly

Rep. · D–IL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Seth Moulton

Rep. · D–MA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Bonnie Coleman

Rep. · D–NJ-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Jonathan Jackson

Rep. · D–IL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 17, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7535 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Feb 12, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7535 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7535 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7535 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7535 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Housing, Insurance, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7535 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7535’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7535, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. FOUSHEE:H.R. 7535.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the constitution[Page H2220]

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