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HR 3817 118th Congress House Health Congressional oversight Employee hiring Foreign language and bilingual programs Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Mental health

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

Introduced: June 7, 2023 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 5, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English.

HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are already receiving federal assistance to support outpatient primary care for low-income individuals or other underserved populations. Additionally, HHS must give preference to FQHCs where at least 10% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3189 Related bill Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
  • S 1784 Identical bill Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 17 Republican 1
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Jun 3, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Apr 23, 2024
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 12, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Oct 24, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 14, 2023
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Aug 18, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 18, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 27, 2023
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 15, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 13, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Jun 13, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jun 12, 2023
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Jun 12, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jun 7, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 7, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Jun 7, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 7, 2023
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 7, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 5, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 5, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3817: Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3817/
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"H.R. 3817: Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3817/.
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H.R. 3817, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3817/.
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