S. 266

Summary

S. 266, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 28, 2025 by Sen. Tim Kaine (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 266 has 9 co-sponsors.

117 S266 IS: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-28
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 266  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Kaine  (for himself,  Mr. Young ,  Mr. Reed ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mrs. Shaheen ,  Ms. Murkowski ,  Mr. Warner , and  Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act  .
2.
Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals
Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by inserting  and annually thereafter,  after  of this Act, ; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking  2022 through 2024  and inserting  2025 through 2029 .
3.
Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce
The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294t ), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ), is amended—
(1)
by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A;
(2)
in subsection (a)(3)—
(A)
by striking  to eligible entities in  and inserting “to eligible entities that—
(A)
are in
 ;
(B)
by striking the period and inserting  ; or ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.
 ;
(3)
in subsection (c), by inserting  not less than  after  period of ; and
(4)
in subsection (f), by striking  2022 through 2024  and inserting  2025 through 2029 .

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) sponsors S. 266, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Tim Kaine

Sen. · D–VA · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Shelley Capito

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Roger Marshall

Sen. · R–KS · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Lisa Murkowski

Sen. · R–AK · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Jack Reed

Sen. · D–RI · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Jeanne Shaheen

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Mark Warner

Sen. · D–VA · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Todd Young

Sen. · R–IN · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2025 · Original

Tammy Baldwin

Sen. · D–WI · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 3, 2026

Catherine Cortez Masto

Sen. · D–NV · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 3, 2026

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Committees

S. 266 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 266 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

Votes

S. 266 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

4 bills are related to S. 266.

HR 1768Lower Costs for Everyday Americans ActMar 3, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Related billHR 7148Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Feb 3, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-75. · Related billHR 929Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization ActFeb 4, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Related billS 891Bipartisan Health Care ActMar 6, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 266 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act — Display Title
• Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

45 clients hired 43 firms and 259 registered lobbyists who named S. 266 in 209 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 Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 45.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 259.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 266 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 266’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

S. 266 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Drug, alcohol, tobacco use to Mental health.

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