HouseH.R. 10722119th Congress
9–8–8 Crisis Response Workforce Act
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[H.R. 10722 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10722
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand behavioral health
workforce training programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 5, 2026
Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Trahan, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Watson Coleman,
and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand behavioral health
workforce training programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``9-8-8 Crisis Response Workforce
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) National Health Service Corps.--Section 332 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(l) The Secretary shall collect and publish in the Federal
Register data comparing the availability and need of crisis response
services in health professional shortage areas and in areas within such
health professional shortage areas, including--
``(1) the number of crisis call centers, mobile crisis
response units, and crisis receiving and stabilization
facilities in such areas; and
``(2) the number of behavioral and mental health
professionals providing crisis management services or working
in crisis response settings, including the settings described
in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Minority Fellowship Pilot Program for Crisis Management
Services.--Section 597 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290ll) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Training Covered.--The fellowships awarded under subsection
(a) shall be for postbaccalaureate training (including for master's and
doctoral degrees) for mental and substance use disorder treatment
professionals, including--
``(1) in the fields of psychiatry, addiction medicine,
nursing, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy,
mental health counseling, and substance use disorder and
addiction counseling; and
``(2) in crisis management services (such as at a crisis
call center, as part of a mobile crisis team, or at a crisis
receiving and stabilization facility).''; and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
``(1) for carrying out this section (except with respect to
subsection (b)(2)), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2027; and
``(2) for awarding fellowships described in subsection
(b)(2), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through
2031.''.
(c) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training.--Section
756 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294e-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``or remote programs that
offer practicum hours'' after ``other field
placement programs'';
(ii) by inserting ``(which may include
training or a field practicum employing call,
text, or chat responders for mental health
crisis lines)'' after ``social work''; and
(iii) by inserting ``crisis management
(such as at a crisis call center, as part of a
mobile crisis team, or through a crisis
receiving and stabilization program),'' after
``occupational therapy (which may include
master's and doctoral level programs),'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and providing
crisis management services (such as at a crisis call
center, as part of a mobile crisis team, or through a
crisis receiving and stabilization program)'' after
``treatment services,'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and providing
crisis management services (such as at a crisis call
center, as part of a mobile crisis team, or through a
crisis receiving and stabilization program)'' after
``behavioral health services''; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including
for the provision of crisis management services (such
as at a crisis call center, as part of a mobile crisis
team, or through a crisis receiving and stabilization
program),'' after ``paraprofessional field''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2026 through
2030, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $50,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
``(A) For grants described in subsection (a)(1),
$15,000,000.
``(B) For grants described in subsection (a)(2),
$15,000,000.
``(C) For grants described in subsection (a)(3),
$10,000,000.
``(D) For grants described in subsection (a)(4),
$10,000,000.
``(2) Additional authorization for crisis workforce
development.--For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, in
addition to the amounts under paragraph (1), there are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section with
respect to crisis workforce development $10,000,000.''.
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