NACo briefs Congress on behavioral health issues

On July 3, the U.S. Congress passed sweeping budget reconciliation legislation. 

The EPA sets and regulates a maximum level of fluoridation in public water systems, but the federal government cannot require states or localities to fluoridate their water, nor can it remove fluoridation in jurisdictions where it is already policy.

On July 1, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed their version of sweeping budget reconciliation legislation.