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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1013) to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.
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Healthy Meal Time Act of 2026
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Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026
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119th Congress · S. 3486 · Introduced

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · [R-MT] · D000618
    Rep-MT current · 3 terms · @SteveDaines · 7 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Leadership roles (1)

  • Senate Republican Committee Chair · house · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03

Committee memberships (13)

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • National Parks (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 8 · site
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Water and Power (senate) · senate · rank 3

Social media

District offices (7)

  • 222 N. 32nd St., Suite 100, Billings, MT, 59101 · 406-245-6822 · fax 406-245-1607 · 45.7810512,-108.5125313
  • 104 4th Street North, Suite 302, Great Falls, MT, 59401 · 406-453-0148 · fax 406-453-5379 · 47.5067244,-111.3009733
  • 30 W. 14th St., Suite 206, Helena, MT, 59601 · 406-443-3189 · fax 406-443-3306 · 46.596642,-112.036443
  • 218 E. Front St., Suite 103, Missoula, MT, 59802 · 406-549-8198 · fax 406-549-0905 · 46.8699041,-113.9930208
  • 609 S. Central Ave., Suite #4, Central Plaza Building, Sidney, MT, 59270 · 406-482-9010 · fax 406-482-9059 · 47.7106368,-104.1606344
  • 1450 Twin Lakes Avenue, Suite 201A, Bozeman, MT, 59718 · 406-587-3446 · fax 406-219-2354 · 45.6932407,-111.1057594
  • 121 Financial Drive, Suite 127, Kalispell, MT, 59901 · 406-257-3765 · 48.2031272,-114.3377819

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2020-11-05
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$8,355,270.57
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$5,848,916.06
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$2,614,137.48
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2026-06-30

Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · [D-MI] · P000595 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-16 · original
    Dem-MI current · 5 terms · @SenGaryPeters · 7 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Finance Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-12-16T16:46:22ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-12-16IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2025-12-16IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-01-09T03:23:14Z
    Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-01-09T03:23:13Z
    Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-01-09T03:18:16Z
    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.

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00 · 2025-12-16 · Introduced in Senate

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.

Related bills

  • HR 9867 (119) Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
    Latest: 2026-07-22 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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