9–8–8 Community Infrastructure Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Communities would get $1 billion to improve mental health and substance use crisis centers.

This bill would set aside $1 billion to help communities build or improve facilities that respond to mental health and substance use crises. It would provide grants to health centers, tribal organizations, and crisis facilities, making it easier for people experiencing a crisis to get help.

What Would Change

Today, there are no specific federal capital grants dedicated to building or improving facilities for mental health and substance use crisis response. If this bill passes, $1,000,000,000 would be authorized for grants to help health centers, Tribes, Tribal organizations, and crisis facilities construct, renovate, or expand their crisis response programs.

Key Provisions

Sets aside $1,000,000,000 to pay for grants to improve mental health and substance use crisis facilities.
Lets health centers, Tribes, Tribal organizations, crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, and crisis call centers apply for these grants.
Requires grant money to be used for building, renovating, expanding, or making other capital improvements to crisis response facilities.
Defines what a "crisis receiving and stabilization facility" is, including requirements for 24/7 service, sliding scale payments, and no-wrong-door admissions.
Defines a "mental health and substance use urgent care facility" as a place offering immediate crisis assessment and intervention without an appointment.

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HR 10246 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

9–8–8 Community Infrastructure Act

What Would Change

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