H.R.6817

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025

Introduced·12/17/25

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to expand mental health and substance use services for rural and farming.

The Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 creates a grant program to increase access to mental health and substance use services for rural medically underserved populations and individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, will award grants to eligible entities to deliver home-based telemental health services. These services will be provided remotely by professionals trained in mental health and substance use.

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Energy And Commerce Committee
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History

Dec 17, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Dec 17, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.