Bill · H.R. 3260· House(119-HR-3260)

Mental Health Improvement Act

Age: 40 years

Ohio

Introduced: 5/7/2025
Last activity: 5/7/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by: Emilia Sykes
Cosponsors: - 0 - 2

Health

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

H.R. 3260, also known as the "Mental Health Improvement Act," amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize mental and behavioral health education and training grants. It extends the availability of these grants by changing the covered fiscal years. Specifically, it shifts the authorization from fiscal years 2023-2027 to fiscal years 2026-2030.

Potential Positive Impacts for People

Reauthorization of Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants (Section 2): Extending these grants through 2030 can help ensure continued funding for programs that educate and train professionals in the mental and behavioral health fields. This could lead to a larger and better-trained workforce, improving access to mental health services for people who need them.

Potential Negative Impacts for People

Shift in Fiscal Years (Section 2): By changing the authorization from 2023-2027 to 2026-2030, there might be a gap in funding between 2023-2025. This could negatively impact existing mental and behavioral health education and training programs that were relying on funding during those years.

Yes· 3 of 13

Does this make mental health care easier to get?+6
By reauthorizing and extending mental and behavioral health education and training grants, the bill helps expand the workforce and improve access to mental health services.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The extension of training grants contributes to an overall strengthening of the healthcare workforce available to the public.
Would children be better off under this?+3
Improved access to mental health professionals can benefit children requiring behavioral support.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.