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S. 3486 119th Congress Senate

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and su… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention.

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3486: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3486/
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"S. 3486: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3486/.
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S. 3486, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3486/.
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[S. 3486: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3486/)
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