Bills and Legislation

H.R. 9867 — Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

What it does · Congressional Research Service

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.

The “Introduced in House” summary, Jul 22, 2026. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

• Chamber: U.S. House
• Status: In Committee — Sitting in committee, where most bills die without a vote.
• Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
• Introduced: Jul 22, 2026
• Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Jul 22, 2026)

Recorded floor votes

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