HR 8543 — Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- Trone, David J. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Bucshon, Larry (R, IN-8) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2024-05-23 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Trone, David J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bucshon, Larry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Bucshon, Larry (R, house IN-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Trone, David J. (D, house MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 2 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $3,289 | $3,289 |
| 5 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 6 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| 7 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 9 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | merchant associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | strata equity global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | above all advertising | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | c3 risk & insurance services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | colrich | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | hammond coldwell banker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | scribe strategies & advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | voyager capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | womens leaders today | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bucshon, Larry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Trone, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship