HR 5637
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act
Introduced: September 21, 2023
Introduced by:
Harder, Josh
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program. (The FRSAN Program funds projects that aim to maintain a network connecting individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs.)
Specifically, the bill makes individuals engaged in farm work eligible for assistance under the FRSAN Program.
The bill also expands the types of programs eligible for FRSAN grants to include those that deliver peer-to-peer mental health support to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, farm work, and other agriculture-related occupations.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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