# 119-hr-6226: Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act

119-hr-6226, Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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- As of: 2026-10-02
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6226
- Congress: 119
- Title: Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Establishes a national Hispanic and Latino youth mental health awareness and outreach campaign** and funds two studies to map the crisis and workforce needs. The bill focuses on culturally and linguistically tailored outreach, school-based screening and training, and data-driven recommendations to expand care for Hispanic and Latino youth.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Outreach and school help for Latino youth: benefit, low. This bill would fund a national outreach campaign for Hispanic and Latino youth mental health. It would provide $5 million each year for 2026–2030. Families, youth, teachers, and school clinic staff would get culturally and linguistically tailored messages, 9-8-8 materials, workshops, youth mental…
- Studies on Latino youth and providers: benefit, low. This bill would order two national studies within one year of enactment. One study would measure mental health and suicide risks, treatment, and awareness of 9‑8‑8 and crisis services among Hispanic and Latino youth. The other would count Hispanic and Latino mental health providers, languages, trai…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6226 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6226)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6226 (as of 2026-10-02).