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Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act

USA118th CongressHR-5637| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Josh Harder

Josh Harder

Democratic Representative

California

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program. (The FRSAN Program funds projects that aim to maintain a network connecting individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs.) Specifically, the bill makes individuals engaged in farm work eligible for assistance under the FRSAN Program. The bill also expands the types of programs eligible for FRSAN grants to include those that deliver peer-to-peer mental health support to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, farm work, and other agriculture-related occupations.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-2898: Supporting Farmworkers' Mental Health Act

Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act

USA118th CongressHR-5637| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Supporting Farmworker Mental Health Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program. (The FRSAN Program funds projects that aim to maintain a network connecting individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs.) Specifically, the bill makes individuals engaged in farm work eligible for assistance under the FRSAN Program. The bill also expands the types of programs eligible for FRSAN grants to include those that deliver peer-to-peer mental health support to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, farm work, and other agriculture-related occupations.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Josh Harder

Josh Harder

Democratic Representative

California

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • S 118-2898: Supporting Farmworkers' Mental Health Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted