HR 8094 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Introduced Aug 22, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Max Rose D-NY

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Latest action · Aug 22, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedAug 22, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

This bill establishes several grant programs and otherwise requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take actions to improve mental and behavioral health and prevent burnout among health care providers.

Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) health professions schools, state or local governments, or nonprofits to provide training for health care providers on suicide prevention, other behavioral health issues, and strategies to improve well-being; and (2) health care providers, prioritizing those in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hot spots, to establish or expand programs to promote mental and behavioral health among health care providers involved with COVID-19 response efforts.

HHS must also study issues related to, and develop policy recommendations on, preventing burnout and improving mental and behavioral health among health care providers, removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and identifying strategies to promote resiliency.

Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must conduct a campaign to encourage health care providers to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony BrindisiOriginalAug 22, 2020
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalAug 22, 2020
R-VADenver RigglemanOriginalAug 22, 2020
R-MIFred UptonOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalAug 22, 2020
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalAug 22, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickAug 25, 2020
R-MOAnn WagnerSep 1, 2020
D-NJTom MalinowskiSep 8, 2020
D-VAElaine G. LuriaSep 11, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoSep 14, 2020
R-TXPete OlsonSep 14, 2020
D-HIEd CaseSep 21, 2020
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 21, 2020
R-OHSteve StiversSep 24, 2020
D-FLStephanie N. MurphySep 29, 2020
D-AZGreg StantonOct 1, 2020
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallOct 6, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOct 16, 2020
D-GADavid ScottOct 16, 2020
D-WADerek KilmerOct 16, 2020
D-MIHaley M. StevensOct 16, 2020
R-INJames R. BairdOct 16, 2020
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOct 16, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOct 16, 2020
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOct 16, 2020
R-OHDavid P. JoyceNov 12, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Aug 22, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Aug 22, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof''.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 149, August 22, 2020, page H4301.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4349Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection ActIdentical billJul 29, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2020Introduced in House

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