# 119-hr-1735: Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act

119-hr-1735, Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1735
- Congress: 119
- Title: Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**Early prevention and intervention for youth mental health** is the focus of this bill. It would add evidence-based prevention and early intervention programs into the federal community mental health block grant framework and let States fund them from existing allotments.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States could invest in early mental health care: benefit, low. If enacted, States could use up to 5 percent of their yearly section 1911 block grant for evidence-based prevention and early mental health help. To use this option, a State plan would need to describe these programs, including for children and teens, and they could apply even if someone does not h…

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- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1735 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1735)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1735 (as of 2026-09-23).