Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Congressional Research Service

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 8, 2016

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for construction or renovation of psychiatric or substance abuse treatment facilities. The bill establishes terms and conditions for these loans and loan guarantees.

The bill establishes the Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Trust Fund. Revenues from the loans and loan guarantees that exceed the cost of carrying out the program may be appropriated to the fund. Amounts in the fund are available for block grants for community mental health services.

Read the summary on Congress.gov

PlainBill analysis is coming later. This page presents official source data. We have not yet published a PlainBill explanation for this bill.

People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D–WA

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee

2 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.

Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2016
Introduced in House
Dec 8, 2016
Introduced in House

Primary sources

Bill text & related measures

Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.

Introduced in House · Dec 8, 2016 Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 1253 · Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017

Source last updated: Aug 12, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

AI Conversation Starters

Explore the bill from different angles

Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.

Neutral evidence review

Objective

Analyze H.R.6512 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.6512, 114th Congress: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6512

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2016-12-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6512/BILLS-114hr6512ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-12T14:14:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Analyze H.R.6512 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

Fairness and public impact

Progressive lens

Examine H.R.6512 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.6512, 114th Congress: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6512

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2016-12-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6512/BILLS-114hr6512ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-12T14:14:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.6512 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

Institutions and government scope

Conservative lens

Examine H.R.6512 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.6512, 114th Congress: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6512

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2016-12-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6512/BILLS-114hr6512ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-12T14:14:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.6512 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

Individual rights and government power

Liberty lens

Examine H.R.6512 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

View full prompt & sources

Discuss H.R.6512, 114th Congress: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6512

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2016-12-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6512/BILLS-114hr6512ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-12T14:14:31Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.6512 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.