9–8–8 Community Infrastructure Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (3 Sep 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What this bill does
H.R. 10246, the "9-8-8 Community Infrastructure Act," would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a new health center capital grants program. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would award grants to eligible entities to fund capital projects—alteration, renovation, remodeling, expansion, new construction, and related costs, including loan principal and interest payments—for crisis response program facilities.
Eligible recipients include federally funded health centers (with modified timing rules for Tribes and Tribal organizations) as well as crisis receiving and stabilization facilities or crisis call centers that maintain working relationships with local mental health and substance use providers. The bill defines terms such as "crisis receiving and stabilization facility," "crisis response program facility," and "mental health and substance use urgent care facility," describing facilities that provide 24/7 crisis services, including mobile crisis teams, stabilization facilities, and urgent care centers, generally without turning patients away based on ability to pay or other factors. The bill authorizes $1 billion in appropriations, available until expended, to carry out the program.
The bill was introduced on September 3, 2026, by Rep. Nanette Barragán and eight cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration and votes in both chambers before it could become law.
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Timeline
3 Sep 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 10246 do?
- H.R. 10246, the "9-8-8 Community Infrastructure Act," would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a new health center capital grants program. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would award grants to eligible entities to fund capital projects—alteration, renovation, remodeling, expansion, new construction, and related costs, including loan principal and interest payments—for crisis response program facilities. Eligible recipients include federally funded health centers (with modified timing rules for Tribes and Tribal organizations) as well as crisis receiving and stabilization facilities or crisis call centers that maintain working relationships with local mental health and substance use providers. The bill defines terms such as "crisis receiving and stabilization facility," "crisis response program facility," and "mental health and substance use urgent care facility," describing facilities that provide 24/7 crisis services, including mobile crisis teams, stabilization facilities, and urgent care centers, generally without turning patients away based on ability to pay or other factors. The bill authorizes $1 billion in appropriations, available until expended, to carry out the program. The bill was introduced on September 3, 2026, by Rep. Nanette Barragán and eight cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration and votes in both chambers before it could become law.
- Has H.R. 10246 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 10246. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 10246?
- H.R. 10246 was sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), with 9 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 10246?
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (3 Sep 2026).
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