Fight for greater representation and inclusivity in mental health care by increasing the number of culturally competent providers.

I am committed to fighting for greater representation and inclusivity in mental health care

Carter commits to advancing representation and inclusivity in mental health care through the Mental Health Workforce Act.

Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Address Mental Health Workforce Shortage Crisis and Racial Disparities in Access to Mental Health Services | Representative Troy Carter
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The House-passed text reauthorized mental and behavioral health education and training grants through FY2027; added crisis care management to minority fellowships; and reauthorized the minority fellowship program at $25,000,000 for each fiscal year 2023 through 2027.

The bill directly targeted behavioral-health workforce expansion and minority fellowship funding, a close match to increasing culturally competent and representative mental-health providers. It passed the House but did not itself become law.

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Congress.gov bill text: H.R.7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022
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Roll Call 286 was on passage of H.R.7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. The vote passed 402-20, and Carter (LA), Democratic, Louisiana, is recorded as Yea.

Carter voted for the House-passed mental-health package containing workforce, minority fellowship, and culturally appropriate care provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 286, H.R.7666
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Congress.gov records H.R.2617 as Public Law No. 117-328. Its Division FF, Health and Human Services, reauthorized multiple mental-health programs through FY2027 and included grants for peer-delivered mental health services that may be used for workforce development.

The enacted omnibus carried mental-health provisions related to expanding services and workforce capacity. Congress.gov’s summary shows the bill became law, making Carter’s support part of an enacted federal action, though the summary alone is broader than the exact culturally competent provider promise.

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Congress.gov: H.R.2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Roll Call 549 was the House vote on concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R.2617. The motion passed 225-201, and Carter (LA), Democratic, Louisiana, is recorded as Yea.

Carter voted for the final House action on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which became Public Law 117-328 and included Division FF mental-health program reauthorizations and workforce-related provisions.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 549, H.R.2617
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Congress.gov states H.R.7666 reauthorized and modified grants to support the behavioral health workforce, addressed maternal mental health, school-based mental health services, behavioral health integration, and other mental-health programs. Latest action: received in the Senate and referred to committee.

This official summary confirms the House-passed bill aligned with mental-health workforce expansion, but also shows it stalled in the Senate, so this item is evidence of effort rather than complete fulfillment by that bill alone.

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Congress.gov summary and actions: H.R.7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022
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