National Mental Health Act

National Mental Health Act
Long titleAn Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research relating to psychiatric disorders and to aid in the development of more effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)NMHA
NicknamesNational Mental Health Act of 1946
Enacted bythe 79th United States Congress
EffectiveJuly 3, 1946
Citations
Public law79-487
Statutes at Large60 Stat. 421
Codification
Titles amended42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 4512
  • Passed the House on March 15, 1946 (passed)
  • Passed the Senate on June 15, 1946 (passed voice vote)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on June 26, 1946; agreed to by the Senate on June 26, 1946 (agreed) and by the House on June 27, 1946 (agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on July 3, 1946

The National Mental Health Act (1946) became law on July 3, 1946. It established and provided funds for a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

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