# 119-s-1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025

119-s-1056, Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1056
- Congress: 119
- Title: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand home-based telemental health care for rural communities and people in farming, fishing, and forestry jobs.** This bill would create a federal grant program to fund remote mental health and substance use services delivered in patients' homes and to build the broadband and technology needed to support that care. - Rural residents and workers in farming, fishing, and forestry would gain funded access to mental health and substance use services delivered in their homes, targeting Health Professional Shortage Areas and those defined by the Department of Labor. - Public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks could receive grants to expand capacity, train professionals, buy or subsidize patient devices, and offset technology costs for providers. - The Department of Health and Human Services would report to Congress on quality and impact 3 years after the program starts and every 2 years after that to track how home-based telemental care compares to in-person services. *Authorizes up to $10.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the program.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Home telemental health help for rural residents: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a federal grant program to expand home-based telemental health and substance use care for people in rural health professional shortage areas and for those who work in farming, fishing, or forestry. Grants would go to public or nonprofit telemental health provider n…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2287: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1056)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2287: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2287)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1056 (as of 2026-04-21).