119th Congress
S. 3486
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Introduced
- Dec 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate