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H.R. 929House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

Sponsored by Debbie DingellRep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Introduced February 4, 2025

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The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act renews the original law that supports mental‑health and substance‑use services for health‑care workers. It extends the education and awareness program, updates funding periods to run from 2026 through 2030, and makes technical changes to improve how grants are awarded, especially to entities that help reduce administrative burdens on clinicians.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a requirement that the education and awareness initiative for health‑care providers be conducted annually after the act’s enactment.
  • Updates the program’s authorized funding window from the previous 2022‑2024 period to a new 2026‑2030 period.
  • Redesignates the grant authority section of the Public Health Service Act from 764 to 764A and clarifies eligibility language to target entities focused on lowering administrative workload for health‑care workers.
  • Specifies that grant periods must be for "not less than" a set length, ensuring longer‑term support for mental‑health programs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 4, 2025

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February 4, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 4, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 4, 2025

I

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 929

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 4, 2025

Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act.

2.

Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals

Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b), by inserting and annually thereafter, after of this Act,; and

(2)

in subsection (c), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030.

3.

Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce

(a)

In general

The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105), is amended—

(1)

by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A;

(2)

in subsection (a)(3)—

(A)

by striking to eligible entities in and inserting “to eligible entities that—

(A)

are in

;

(B)

by striking the period and inserting ; or; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(B)

have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.

;

(3)

in subsection (c), by inserting not less than after period of; and

(4)

in subsection (f), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030.