# 119-hr-2587: Youth Mental Health Research Act

119-hr-2587, Youth Mental Health Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2587
- Congress: 119
- Title: Youth Mental Health Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a coordinated NIH initiative for youth mental health research.** This bill would establish a new Collaborative Research on Youth Mental Health program at NIH, led by the National Institute of Mental Health and working with the child health and minority health institutes to support research that builds resilience and improves how care reaches young people. - Families and youth: Would fund studies to build resilience and help communities identify and support youth who are at risk or in crisis. - Schools, clinics, and communities: Would support research to improve the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions where youth live, learn, and play. - Researchers and federal health institutes: Would set up a coordinated NIH initiative led by NIMH and conducted with NICHD and NIMHD to align foundational and applied youth mental health research. *Authorizes $100 million per year from 2025 through 2030, totaling $600 million in authorized funding for the initiative.*

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More youth mental health research funding: benefit, medium. If enacted, the National Institutes of Health would create a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative. The National Institute of Mental Health would lead it, working with child health and minority health institutes. The research would help communities spot and support youth at risk and improve how c…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2587)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2587 (as of 2026-09-21).