House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Youth Mental Health Research Act
Official title: To establish a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative in the National Institutes of Health for purposes of encouraging collaborative research to improve youth mental health.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 1, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2587.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 58, April 1, 2025, Page H1406):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2587, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2587
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats
2 of 18 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.
- H.R. 469 (119th) Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act
- H.R. 3087 (119th) Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act
- H.Res. 116 (119th) Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.
- H.R. 3376 (119th) Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025
- H.R. 1638 (119th) CROWN Act of 2025
- H.R. 4007 (119th) PHARA Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 1266 (119th) Youth Mental Health Research ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.