# 119-s-5137: CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act

119-s-5137, CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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- As of: 2026-08-20
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5137
- Congress: 119
- Title: CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-27
- Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Expands licensure portability for mental health professionals** by creating a HRSA-run grant program that would support interstate licensure compacts and the commissions that run them. The program would fund incentives for counselors and help states build and operate compact governance.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to support counselor licensure portability: benefit, low. This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a Mental Health Licensure Portability Program within 90 days. The program would award grants only to eligible entities: interstate compact commissions and State licensure boards. Grants would help recruit counselors…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1968: Working Waterfronts Act of 2025
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5137 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5137)

## Related
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1968: Working Waterfronts Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1968)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5137 (as of 2026-08-20).