A Democratic bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4701)
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It directs the Secretary to develop and implement a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy. The goal is to reduce stigma regarding mental health conditions and substance abuse among Hispanic and Latino populations. This strategy is intended to meet diverse cultural and language needs while being age-appropriate. Additionally, the Secretary must submit annual reports to Congress regarding the strategy's impact on health outcomes.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +8
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?
The bill specifically creates a strategy to reduce mental health stigma and increase awareness of symptoms within the Hispanic and Latino populations.
- Scored +7
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill establishes a strategy to increase awareness and provide information on evidence-based, culturally appropriate mental health treatments.
- Scored +6
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?
The bill targets specific cultural and linguistic needs of the Hispanic and Latino communities to improve health outcomes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduced Stigma and Increased Awareness: The strategy aims to reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse (Section 2(a)). It also seeks to increase awareness of symptoms for common mental illnesses while considering differences in gender, age, and ethnicity (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Culturally Relevant Care: The strategy is designed to meet diverse cultural and language needs (Section 2(a)(1)(A)). It will also provide information on treatments that are evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and linguistically adapted (Section 2(a)(3)).
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Community Engagement: The bill ensures that consumers and community members are engaged and participate fully in the development and implementation of materials (Section 2(a)(4)).
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Holistic Health Approach: The strategy seeks to use a comprehensive public health approach that focuses on the intersection between behavioral and physical health (Section 2(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill specifically creates a strategy to reduce mental health stigma and increase awareness of symptoms within the Hispanic and Latino populations. Would LGBTQ people be better off under this? — The bill instructs that the strategy take into account differences in sexual orientation and gender identity. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — The bill ensures that outreach and education strategies are developmentally and age-appropriate. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill ensures that outreach and education strategies are developmentally and age-appropriate. Would women be better off under this? — The strategy takes into account differences in gender when increasing awareness of mental illness symptoms. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill ensures that outreach and education strategies are developmentally and age-appropriate. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate health information can assist lower-income communities with better access to care.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill establishes a strategy to increase awareness and provide information on evidence-based, culturally appropriate mental health treatments. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The strategy aims to meet the diverse cultural and language needs of Hispanic and Latino populations to improve health outcomes. Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill includes outreach and education to reduce stigma regarding substance abuse among Hispanic and Latino populations.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill targets specific cultural and linguistic needs of the Hispanic and Latino communities to improve health outcomes.
- 7/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4701)
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
Mazie HironoDemocrat · Hawaii
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico