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HR 8149 · in committee · niche

Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act

What this bill does

  • The bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study addiction and mental health care access for farmers and ranchers.
  • Farmers and ranchers experiencing drought, extreme weather, market instability, and consumer misinformation are the focus.
  • NIFA will examine state and local programs, recommend improvements, and collaborate with federal agencies and agriculture organizations.

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    How might studying addiction and mental health care access in agriculture inform whether current federal farm support programs adequately address farmer stress?

  2. 02

    What specific barriers to mental health care do farmers face compared to other rural or urban populations, and how should that shape recommendations?

  3. 03

    Should this research lead to new federal funding for mental health services in agriculture, or focus on coordinating existing programs differently?

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Joe Neguse

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Introduced 2026-03-27

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

  2. 2026-03-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-03-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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