Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act has not moved since its introduction on Jul 22, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedJul 22, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 54 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 9 of 335 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 170 words
- Latest action
- Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 3486 Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]