# 119-s-2446: Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025

119-s-2446, Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2446
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**Creates a culturally tailored outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma in Hispanic and Latino communities.** This bill would require the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to design and implement the strategy in coordination with advocacy and behavioral and mental health organizations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mental health outreach for Latinos: benefit, low. This bill would direct the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to develop and run an outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino communities in coordination with advocacy and health organizations. The strategy would promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 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

## Sources
- [119-s-2446 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2446)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2446 (as of 2026-10-10).