118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2898 — Supporting Farmworkers' Mental Health Act

“A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize the use of certain grants to deliver peer-to-peer mental health support to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, farm work, and other occupations relating to agriculture.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Sep 21, 2023

Last action Sep 21, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Sep 21, 2023

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Referred

Sep 21, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 21, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Sep 21, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.