On March 12, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced a variety of healthcare bills including the Reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679).
Specifically:
- H.R. 7153, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, led by Reps. Wild and Kiggans, was forwarded, without amendment, to the Full Committee by a roll call vote of 25-0.
Originally passed in 2022, reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Act would expand grants to more hospitals and other healthcare settings to support programs for mental health training and education, peer support programs, and crisis intervention services. Reauthorization would further allow providers to focus on reducing stressful administrative burden for healthcare workers.
The Healthcare Workforce Coalition strongly supports the Reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Provider Protection Act.
“Many of the bills before us today reauthorize important programs that are due to expire September 30, and I am hopeful we can renew them in advance of that deadline, through regular order,” said Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). “I look forward to seeing all of these important initiatives be signed into law.”
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