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H.R. 1906

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1906, the Rural Wellness Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and last saw action on Mar 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Record

Text

H.R. 1906 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb1906/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1906 IH: Rural Wellness Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-06
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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. 1906  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 6, 2025   Ms. Budzinski  (for herself,  Mr. Finstad ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and  Mr. Taylor ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To provide for the prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural development programs, and extend the substance abuse disorder set-aside and priority under the programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Wellness Act  .
2.
Prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural development programs; extension of substance use disorder set-aside and priority under the programs
Section 6101(a)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 4726) is amended—
(1)
by striking  2025  and inserting  2029 ;
(2)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  20  each place it appears and inserting  17 ;
(3)
in subparagraph (B)—
(A)
in clause (ii)—
(i)
by inserting  or (ii)  before  that receives ; and
(ii)
by inserting  or for behavioral and mental health treatment, respectively  before the period; and
(B)
by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and inserting after clause (i) the following:
(ii)
Behavioral and mental health treatment selection priority
In selecting recipients of direct loans or grants for the development of essential community facilities under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) ), the Secretary shall give priority to entities eligible for those direct loans or grants—
(I)
to develop facilities to provide behavioral and mental health services such as—
(aa)
prevention services;
(bb)
treatment services;
(cc)
recovery services; or
(dd)
any combination of those services; and
(II)
that employ staff that have appropriate expertise and training in how to identify and treat individuals with behavioral and mental health concerns.
 ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(D)
Rural health and safety education programs; behavioral and mental health selection priority
In making grants under section 502(i) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2662(i) ), the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that will use the grant for behavioral and mental health education and treatment.
 .

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  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 6, 2025

hb1906/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/06/2025)

Rural Wellness Act

This bill prioritizes behavioral and mental health treatment services under certain rural development grant and loan programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 the set-asides and prioritizations for substance use disorder treatment services under the Department of Agriculture's (1) Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, (2) Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, and (3) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program.

Under the community facilities program, the bill prioritizes direct loans and grants for the development of behavioral and mental health services facilities, including facilities that provide treatment services. Further, loans and grants provided under the program may be used to develop facilities and systems to provide telehealth services for behavioral and mental health treatment.

Under the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, the bill prioritizes grants for behavioral and mental health education and treatment.

Under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program, the bill includes a 17% set-aside for telemedicine projects that provide substance use disorder treatment services (currently a 20% set-aside).

Sponsors

Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D) sponsors H.R. 1906, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1906 went before 2 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 28, 2025 · 46 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1906 has taken 3 actions since Mar 6, 2025, the latest on Mar 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 28, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Mar 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 1906 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1906 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rural Wellness Act — Display Title
  • Rural Wellness Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide for the prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural development programs, and extend the substance abuse disorder set-aside and priority under the programs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1906 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, Education, Health Issues, Housing, Insurance, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—Virginia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HANNAH WESOLOWSKI116
JOANNA ROSEN116
MICHAEL LINSKEY116

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1906 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1906’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr1906/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture 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 PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1906, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BUDZINSKI:H.R. 1906.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1039]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com