Senator Gary Peters introduces bipartisan legislation to enhance mental health services in Michigan's rural areas, promoting workforce expansion.
Quiver AI Summary
Senator Peters introduces new legislation: U.S. Senator Gary Peters has introduced the bipartisan "Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act," aimed at enhancing mental health services in rural Michigan. This bill focuses on increasing the behavioral health workforce by requiring guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to boost education and retention of providers.
Support and objectives: Senator Peters emphasized the urgency of improving access to mental health care, stating, "With the demand for mental health support higher than ever before, this commonsense legislation would help states strengthen this critical workforce." The bill has garnered support from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Peters' ongoing advocacy: The senator has a history of promoting mental health initiatives, having previously introduced legislation aimed at addressing shortages in mental health care professionals and expanding access to telemental health care.
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Gary C. Peters Fundraising
Gary C. Peters recently disclosed $0 of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 1533rd most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. nan% came from individual donors.
Peters disclosed $31.0K of spending. This was the 904th most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Peters disclosed $6.5M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 34th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.
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Gary C. Peters Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Gary C. Peters is worth $7.4M, as of December 30th, 2025. This is the 134th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Peters has approximately $3.6M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Gary C. Peters Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Gary C. Peters:
- S.3563: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.
- S.3541: A bill to increase competition in Defense contracting, and for other purposes.
- S.3481: A bill to expand the authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies, and for other purposes.
- S.3469: A bill to prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers.
- S.3450: A bill to provide authority and reimbursement for State disaster response duty, and for other purposes.
- S.3446: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.
You can track bills proposed by Gary C. Peters on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Peters.
