Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

Summary

Official

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English. HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are...

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Introduced(6/5/23)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Ms. Meng

House (D) New York – 6

Cosponsors (24)

Grijalva

(D) AZ

NAPOLITANO

(D) CA

Carbajal

House (D) California

Kilmer

(D) WA

Clarke

House (D) New York

Fitzpatrick

House (R) Pennsylvania

Allred

(D) TX

Mullin

House (D) California

DeGette

House (D) Colorado

Jacobs

House (D) California

Topics

Health

International Affairs

Government Spending & Operations

Social Programs

Employment

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 9, 2023