119-s2282

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2282 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2282

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize 
 the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 15, 2025

 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Smith, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
 Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize 
 the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers First Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

 

Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 5936) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b)

    (1)
        (A) , by inserting ``, including 
 crisis lines'' before the semicolon at the end;

    (2) in subsection
            (d) , by striking ``$10,000,000 for each 
 of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$15,000,000 
 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030''; and

    (3) by striking subsection

    (e) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (e) Referrals to Providers.--As part of the efforts of the 
recipient of a grant under subsection

    (a) to connect individuals to 
behavioral health counseling and wellness support and to ensure 
individuals have access to a comprehensive scope of mental health and 
substance use treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant 
recipient may establish referral relationships with--
 ``

    (1) certified community behavioral health clinics 
 described in 

section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare 
 Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note; Public Law 113-93);
 ``

    (2) health centers (as defined in 

section 330

    (a) of the 
 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b

    (a) ));
 ``

    (3) rural health clinics (as defined in 

section 1861

    (aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x

    (aa) ));
 ``

    (4) Federally qualified health centers (as defined in 
 that section); and
 ``

    (5) critical access hospitals (as defined in 

section 1861
            (mm) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x
            (mm) )).''.
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