Washington, D.C. — Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act: 

“People battling substance use disorders or suffering from severe mental illness, especially children, will greatly benefit from the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act which supports states and communities to provide lifesaving care to people in need. We have a crisis in America with rising instances of fentanyl overdoses, violence in schools and mental illnesses contributed to with..."