Bill Details
HR.929 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Date
2025-02-04
Policy Area
Health
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-Virginia-2]
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-Virginia-4]
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-Iowa-1]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-Illinois-8]
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-Pennsylvania-1]
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-Indiana-1]
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-New York-17]
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-North Carolina-1]
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-Vermont]
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-Virginia-7]
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-New York-19]
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-New York-15]
- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-Louisiana-6]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-New Jersey-12]
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-Massachusetts-9]
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-Florida-14]
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-Oregon-1]
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-Illinois-6]
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-Florida-12]
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This bill would extend and update a federal law meant to support the mental health and well-being of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. It continues programs that encourage health care professionals to use mental health and substance use disorder services, and it keeps a grant program going for projects that help improve mental health in the health care workforce. The bill also adds a stronger focus on reducing paperwork and other administrative burdens that can contribute to stress and burnout. In short, it is meant to help health workers get support, lower burnout, and improve well-being in the health care system.
- It extends the education and awareness effort that encourages health care workers to seek mental health and substance use help when needed.
- It updates the funding period for these efforts from 2022–2024 to 2026–2030, keeping the programs active for several more years.
- It changes the workforce mental health grant program so eligible projects can include efforts focused on reducing administrative burden on health care workers.
- It also requires the related education and awareness work to continue annually after the first report or launch, rather than stopping after an initial period.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 929 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 929
To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2025
Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. McClellan,
Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider
Protection Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING USE OF MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection
Act (Public Law 117-105) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and annually
thereafter,'' after ``of this Act,''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2022 through 2024''
and inserting ``2026 through 2030''.
SEC. 3. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
WORKFORCE.
(a) In General.--The second section 764 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna
Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117-105), is
amended--
(1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A;
(2) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) by striking ``to eligible entities in'' and
inserting ``to eligible entities that--
``(A) are in'';
(B) by striking the period and inserting ``; or'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) have a focus on the reduction of
administrative burden on health care workers.'';
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``not less than'' after
``period of''; and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2022 through 2024''
and inserting ``2026 through 2030''.
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