HR6672Referred to Committee
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-11
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Andrea Salinas
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.5% (551 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001226
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (6)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-12-11
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-11
Plain-English Summary
This bill would help pay back student loans for mental health professionals like therapists, counselors, and psychiatrists who work in areas where there's a shortage of mental health services. By reducing the financial burden of education debt, the bill aims to encourage more mental health workers to practice in underserved communities and help address the nationwide shortage of mental health care providers. The program would primarily benefit both the mental health professionals who receive loan forgiveness and patients in rural or low-income areas who struggle to access mental health treatment.
AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.
Affected Industries
Industries and interest groups with a stake in how this bill is resolved. Compare with each member's outside-money backers on their finance page.
Healthcare
Why this matters: Look up any member who voted on this bill and check their finance page — do the industries listed above match the groups funding their campaigns? That's the kind of connection this tool is built to help you find.
Subjects
Health
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Related legislation
Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.
- HRES1329Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".Referred to Committee · 2026-05-29
- HR8631KOMBUCHAReferred to Committee · 2026-04-30
- HR8237Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering ActReferred to Committee · 2026-04-09
- HR7514Rural Health Care Facilities Revitalization ActReferred to Committee · 2026-02-11