This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 7780, the "Mental Health Matters Act."
To the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:
While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is strongly committed to expanding coverage for mental health care, particularly for America’s youth, the Chamber must oppose H.R. 7780 due to unnecessary unrelated provisions that would fundamentally alter the fabric of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) – America’s cornerstone law for companies that offer retirement and healthcare plans. These problematic provisions unconnected to mental health care would make employer-provided benefit plans more expensive for businesses and workers, encourage more litigation against companies, and provide funding to target companies that offer health care plans for punitive action and audits.
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