Mental Health Career Promotion Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7394 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7394 To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2026 Ms. Balint (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Career Promotion Act''. SEC. 2. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM. Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 520O. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAREER PROMOTION GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall establish a program, to be known as the Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program, to award grants to eligible entities to establish or expand eligible mental and behavioral health career promotion programs in schools served by local educational agencies or in public junior or community colleges. ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant unde