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H.R. 1906 119th Congress House

Rural Wellness Act

Official title: To provide for the prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural developmen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural development programs, and extend the substance abuse disorder set-aside and priority under the programs.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Nikki Budzinski Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 6, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Wellness Act

This bill prioritizes behavioral and mental health treatment services under certain rural development grant and loan programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 the set-asides and prioritizations for substance use disorder treatment services under the Department of Agriculture's (1) Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, (2) Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, and (3) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program.

Under the community facilities program, the bill prioritizes direct loans and grants for the development of behavioral and mental health services facilities, including facilities that provide treatment services. Further, loans and grants provided under the program may be used to develop facilities and systems to provide telehealth services for behavioral and mental health treatment.

Under the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, the bill prioritizes grants for behavioral and mental health education and treatment.

Under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program, the bill includes a 17% set-aside for telemedicine projects that provide substance use disorder treatment services (currently a 20% set-aside). 

 

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All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Aug 3, 2026
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 8, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2025
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2025
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Taylor, David J.
Ohio · Mar 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1906: Rural Wellness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1906/
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"H.R. 1906: Rural Wellness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1906/.
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H.R. 1906, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1906/.
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