Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3486 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3486 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention. 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 ``Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act''. SEC. 2. G…