House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Mental Health Career Promotion Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Becca Balint D-VTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7394.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BALINT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 26, February 5, 2026, Page H2041):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7394, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3708 (119th) No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act
- H.R. 6124 (119th) End Rent Fixing Act of 2025
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.