H.R. 4603: Rural Wellness Act
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H.R. 4603: Rural Wellness Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-07-13 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-07-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Rural Wellness Act
Plain summary
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 FY2028 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).
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] · 12 cosponsors
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Brad Finstad (R-MN), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), William R. Keating (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr4603.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr4603 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118