HR8680-118

Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Civil Rights.

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 H47E15EC65D494B2189D2AD216C4EE2DB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act.
  • Section HD042E92ED12A41ADAE67F4EEE07FDAB0: 2. Training community mental wellness workers The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and...
  • Section H8F3F29E8D2F6461F9EF3B2F47790C7BD: 3. Malpractice and negligence suits against community behavioral health clinic and community mental health centers Except as inconsistent with this subsection,...

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 authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Labor, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to train community mental wellness workers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Labor Civil Rights

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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 11, 2024

Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced …

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 Labor Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"culturally and linguistically competent" §HD042E92ED12A41ADAE67F4EEE07FDAB0

acknowledging and responsive to cultural differences that might derive from characteristics including— gender

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