Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 16, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and expands the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Through this program, the Health Resources and Services Administration provides loan repayment assistance to individuals who agree to work for a period of time in the field of substance use disorder treatment.
In particular, the bill expands eligibility to include individuals who agree to work in mental health professional shortage areas for a period of time.
The bill also allows the use of the loan repayment assistance to repay any loan incurred to obtain a post-graduate degree in a mental health or related field. (Current law limits the loans eligible for repayment to loans for education and training for substance use disorder treatment employment and specified nursing and federal education loans.)
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2023 to May 1, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 16, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Jun 8, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 1, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-202 | WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICAN YOUTH IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS? EXPLORING CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS101 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 8, 2023 |
| S. Hrg. 118-200 | A CRISIS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CARE: CLOSING GAPS IN ACCESS BY BRINGING CARE AND PREVENTION TO COMMUNITIES85 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 17, 2023 |
| S. Hrg. 118-574 | BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE: IMPROVING PROVIDER DIRECTORY ACCURACY TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF GHOST NETWORKS135 pages | Finance Committee | May 3, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4933 | Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jul 28, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the loan repayment program for the substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
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