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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

USA119th CongressS-266| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (9)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, aims to extend and enhance support for the mental well-being of healthcare professionals. It reauthorizes key provisions of the original Act, ensuring the continuation of vital programs. Specifically, the legislation extends the authorization for an education and awareness initiative encouraging the use of mental health and substance use disorder services by healthcare professionals from 2025 through 2029, making it an annual effort. It also reauthorizes programs designed to promote mental health among the health professional workforce for the same period. A significant amendment expands the eligibility for grants under these mental health programs. Entities that focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers are now explicitly included as eligible recipients, addressing a key factor contributing to burnout.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4349
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3679
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-929
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4349
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3679
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-929
    Introduced in House

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • HR 119-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 119-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
  • HR 119-929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careMental health

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

USA119th CongressS-266| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This bill, titled the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, aims to extend and enhance support for the mental well-being of healthcare professionals. It reauthorizes key provisions of the original Act, ensuring the continuation of vital programs. Specifically, the legislation extends the authorization for an education and awareness initiative encouraging the use of mental health and substance use disorder services by healthcare professionals from 2025 through 2029, making it an annual effort. It also reauthorizes programs designed to promote mental health among the health professional workforce for the same period. A significant amendment expands the eligibility for grants under these mental health programs. Entities that focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers are now explicitly included as eligible recipients, addressing a key factor contributing to burnout.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4349
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3679
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-929
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4349
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3679
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-929
    Introduced in House
Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (9)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • HR 119-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 119-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
  • HR 119-929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careMental health