# 119-s-1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

119-s-1448, Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1448
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Advances mental health equity for racial and ethnic minority youth** by funding research, grants, outreach, and clinical studies targeted at the causes and consequences of disparities. The bill reorganizes grant rules to prioritize providers serving high proportions of racial and ethnic minority groups and requires a study to map research gaps and recommend remedies.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Big NIH funding for minority health: benefit, high. If enacted, Congress could appropriate $750 million per year to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for FY2026–FY2031. If enacted, Congress could also appropriate $150 million per year to the National Institutes of Health for FY2026–FY2031 to build community ties and su…
- More grants for community behavioral health: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise authorized funding for a primary and behavioral health grant program to $60 million in FY2025 and $80 million per year for FY2026–FY2031. If enacted, the Health Secretary could give special consideration to applicants that serve a high proportion of racial and ethni…
- Extended mental health fellowship training: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would extend a mental health fellowship program authorization to 2031. If enacted, fellowship recipients and administering entities could use award funds to develop and share best practices and core competencies about mental health disparities for training students in listed he…
- New outreach for minority mental health: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would create a culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach and education strategy for behavioral and mental health aimed at racial and ethnic minority groups. If enacted, Congress could appropriate $20 million per year for FY2026–FY2031 to carry out the strategy, an…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1448 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1448)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1448 (as of 2025-12-21).