# 119-hr-8149: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act

119-hr-8149, Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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- As of: 2026-09-04
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8149
- Congress: 119
- Title: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers.** This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to study how accessible addiction and mental health providers and services are for farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and their families who face drought, extreme weather, market instability, and consumer misinformation. - Farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and families: The study would map availability and barriers to care, including financial, geographic, and cultural obstacles, and recommend best practices that could be scaled at the Federal level. - Rural providers and services: It would assess provider availability in rural areas and options to expand telehealth, train clinicians in agricultural communities, build paraprofessional certificate programs, develop youth curricula, and run outreach to reduce stigma. - Program funding, collaboration, and report: The study would evaluate the feasibility of funding 6 reimbursable therapy sessions through the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, require consultation with Federal and State agencies and stakeholders, and deliver a report to congressional agriculture committees within 180 days. *If funded, it would authorize $1.0 million per year for FY2026–2029 (about $4.0 million total), increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study of farm and ranch mental health access: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director of NIFA, would conduct a study on access to addiction and mental health care for farmers, ranchers, agricultural workers, and their families affected by drought, extreme weather, commodity market instability, consumer-targeting m…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8149 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8149)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8149 (as of 2026-09-04).