S. 1177 (96 th ): Mental Health Systems Act

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The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was United States legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. During the following Ronald Reagan administration, the United States Congress repealed most of the law. The MHSA was considered landmark legislation in mental health care policy.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced May 17, 1979
96 th Congress (1979–1980)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 7, 1980

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 7, 1980.

Pub.L. 96-398

Photo of sponsor Edward “Ted” Kennedy

Senator for Massachusetts

Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)

History

May 17, 1979 Introduced

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May 15, 1980 Ordered Reported

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Jul 24, 1980 Passed Senate (House next)

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Aug 22, 1980 Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

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Oct 7, 1980 Enacted — Signed by the President

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Oct 7, 1980 Text Published

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S. 1177 (96th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1177. This is the one from the 96 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 96 th Congress, which met from Jan 15, 1979 to Dec 16, 1980. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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