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S 1784 118th Congress Senate 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: May 31, 2023 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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May 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 31, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3817 Identical bill Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
  • HR 3189 Related bill Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 31, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · May 31, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1784: Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1784/
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"S. 1784: Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1784/.
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S. 1784, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1784/.
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