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HR6226Referred to Committee

Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (670 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$24k

Full profile: /officials/S001226

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

10 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-11-20

Plain-English Summary

Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to conduct outreach and studies relating to mental health in the Hispanic and Latino community. SAMHSA must develop and implement an education and outreach campaign to promote mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health within the Hispanic and Latino youth population. SAMHSA must also conduct studies on mental health among Hispanic and Latino youth and strategies for increasing the mental health professional workforce within the Hispanic and Latino community, and publish reports on the findings of the studies.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health
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