A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program. The program is to be managed through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. It aims to award grants to eligible entities for specific projects. These projects include incentivizing counselors to practice in States that have entered into interstate compacts. Additionally, the program helps develop, operate, or maintain interstate compact commissions.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill establishes a grant program to expand the workforce of credentialled mental health professionals through interstate compacts.
- Scored +3
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill facilitates easier movement of mental health professionals across state lines to improve access to care.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill incentivizes counselors to practice in specific states to expand the mental health workforce.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of the mental health workforce: The bill seeks to incentivize counselors to practice in States that have entered into interstate compacts to expand the workforce of credentialed mental health professionals (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Support for interstate compact operations: Grants can be used to develop, operate, or maintain interstate compact commissions that facilitate the provisions of interstate compacts (Section 2(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill establishes a grant program to expand the workforce of credentialled mental health professionals through interstate compacts. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill facilitates easier movement of mental health professionals across state lines to improve access to care.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill incentivizes counselors to practice in specific states to expand the mental health workforce.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — Increasing the number of mental health professionals can improve support for those with psychological needs.
- 7/22/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania