A bill to assist the States to establish and operate protection and advocacy systems for mentally ill individuals and to promote family support groups for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families.
Title I: Mental Health Advocacy - Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments for establishing and administering State systems designed to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill. Sets forth the authorities such system shall have.
Requires such system to include the establishment of an advisory board.
Directs the Secretary to prescribe a formula for making such allotments.
Directs the Secretary to report on the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of such systems. Requires the Secretary to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to such systems.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the chief executive officer of each State to certify that such system exists within the State in order to receive specified allotments.
Title II: Family Support Groups - Directs the Secretary to promote family support groups for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families, and establish a nationwide network to coordinate such groups. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on such activities.
Title III - Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding any of the balanced budget provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
Became Public Law No: 99-319.
Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 240 - 134 (Record Vote No: 10).
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour General Debate; Waiving Points of Order.
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.360 Reported to House.
Rule Passed House.
Called up by House by Rule.
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 290 - 84 (Record Vote No: 13).
Roll Call #13 (House)Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 290 - 84 (Record Vote No: 13).
Roll Call #13 (House)Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Other Measure S.974 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.
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