# 119-hres-671: Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.

119-hres-671, Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-671
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prioritizing mental health to the same degree as physical health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Mental health parity.** This resolution would call for firm enforcement of federal parity laws and treat mental health with the same priority as physical health. - Families and students: Would push for mental health education starting early and more funding to use school-based mental health resources. - People with mental illness and substance use: Would support access to medication-assisted treatment and highlight that 61.5 million adults reported any mental illness and 14.6 million reported serious mental illness in the past year. - Crisis prevention and public health: Would back the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, evidence-based suicide prevention, improved crisis care, and digital media campaigns for adolescents, citing 49,316 suicides and 110,037 drug overdose deaths in 2023. - Workforce and communities: Would promote efforts to retain and expand the mental health workforce and fund linguistically and culturally appropriate services, noting social and economic environments and county social vulnerability relate to suicide risk.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-671 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/671)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [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-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-671 (as of 2026-09-26).