S. 3486

Summary

S. 3486, the Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 16, 2025 by Sen. Steve Daines (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Dec 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 3486 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S3486 IS: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-12-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3486  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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act  .
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Guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue non-mandatory guidance to States on strategies under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) and the Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ) to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder care providers that participate in such programs, with a focus on improving the capacity of the mental health and substance use disorder care workforce in rural and underserved areas. Such guidance shall include, and not be limited to, strategies on how States may utilize waivers under section 1115 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 ) and authorities under such titles XIX and XXI for such purposes.

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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.

Sponsors

Sen. Steve Daines (R) sponsors S. 3486, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Steve Daines

Sen. · R–MT · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 16, 2025

Gary Peters

Sen. · D–MI · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 16, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 3486 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Dec 16, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3486 has taken 2 actions since Dec 16, 2025.

Votes

S. 3486 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3486 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act — Display Title
• Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 3486 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Education, Veterans, Housing, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3486 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3486’s is Health.

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