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119th Congress Health

S. 3486: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Dec 16, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Dec 16, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Steve Daines R-MT SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Dec 16, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Steve Daines.
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  1. Dec 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 16, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.