House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national awareness and outreach campaign to improve mental health among the Hispanic and Latino youth population.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6226.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SALINAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 196, November 20, 2025, Page H4877):Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6226, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 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
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrea Salinas.
- H.R. 3029 (119th) To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3930 (119th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
- H.R. 5557 (119th) Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025
- H.Res. 441 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1329 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.R. 5604 (119th) National Guard Proper Use Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 1, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.