Lobbyist Says Covid Was the Tipping Point in U.S. Mental Health and Substance Use Legislation
On average, every Congress, 10,000 bills are introduced. Sarah Corcoran, vice president of government relations at Guide Consulting Services, notes that “only around 300-500 pass.” “The odds are not in their favor,” she says. The current legislative session, which began January 3, 2021, has seen 16,833 bills introduced. So far,