2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5217: Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain limitations on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics under the Medicare program.
Bill History
9/8/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/8/2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(9/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Energy And Commerce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 8
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Tracey Mann
Republican
Ryan Zinke
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Cleo Fields
Democrat
John Mannion
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat
James Baird
Republican
Sam Graves
Republican
David Valadao
Republican
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Lauren Boebert
Republican
Adrian Smith
Republican
Shomari Figures
Democrat