HR7787-119

In Committee

To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H46FC61E83D714F599E5DC77E96143256: 1. Strengthening the mental health workforce Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section HF1236DF8CB324F258A38683C7C7325E2: 742. Strengthening the mental health workforce The Secretary shall establish and carry out a mental health provider loan deferment and forgiveness program...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Turner of Ohio, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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