Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4723 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4723 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Ms. Salinas (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Randall, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. HISPANIC AND LATINO BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGY. Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 554. BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRATEGY. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall, in coordination with advocacy and behavioral and mental health organizations serving populations of Hispanic and Latino individuals or communities, develop and implement an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among the Hispanic and Latino populations. Such strategy shall-- ``(1) b