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H.R. 929

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Summary

H.R. 929, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) with 84 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 929 has 84 co-sponsors.

hb929/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 929 IH: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 929  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mrs. Dingell  (for herself,  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mrs. Miller-Meeks , and  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    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  2026 through 2030 .
3.
Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce
(a)
In general
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  2026 through 2030 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) sponsors H.R. 929, and 84 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 929 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 929 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 929 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 929.

Titles

H.R. 929 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
  • To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

50 clients hired 47 firms and 282 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 929 in 227 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 50.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSProfessional organization of emergency medicine physicians.District of Columbia211$250K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia18—
SUTTER HEALTHNonprofit healthcare networkCalifornia16$480K
FIGSMedical apparel industry.California16$300K
SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL MEDICINEOrganization representing hospitalists and the practice of hospital medicinePennsylvania16$240K
NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATIONProfessional membership association for certified athletic trainersTexas16$180K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF PHARMACYAssociation of member boards of pharmacy to protect public healthIllinois16$160K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS—Kansas16—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY—Virginia16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE—Maryland16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS—Virginia16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS—Illinois16—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY—Georgia16—
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS—Maryland16—
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
VENABLE LLP423$1.1M
MASON CONSULTING, LLC210$262.8K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION18—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS16—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS16—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY16—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS16—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY16—
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN16—
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS16—
CHAMBER HILL STRATEGIES16$240K
EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION16—
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP16$160K
MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 282.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JIM TWADDELL1317
ILISA HALPERN PAUL1212
YARDLY POLLAS-KIMBLE1212
CARRIE ZLATOS2210
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN2210
EMMA ZIMMERMAN2210
GLEN MASON1210
HALLIE KOCH2210
MATTHEW BROWN2210
MATTHEW COFFRON2210
ALEXIS PIERCE118
ANDREW WANKUM118
ASHLEY DELOSH118
BRYAN HULL118
CHRISTOPHER SHERIN118
DANA LICHTENBERG118
JASON MARINO118
JEFFREY COUGHLIN118
KATHERINE DAPPER118
LINDSEY BRILL118

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$7M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$6.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$6.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$6.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$5.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$5.5M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$5.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$5M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$4.6M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$4.5M2nd Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2026 first_quarter$3.5M1st Quarter - Report
KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCKOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2026 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCKOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2026 second_quarter$2.8M2nd Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2025 third_quarter$2.5M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$1.5M4th Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 929 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; H.R. 929’s is Health.

hr929/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 929 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Drug, alcohol, tobacco use to Mental health.

hr929/subjects.txt
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careMental health

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 929, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 929.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H460]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com