Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
Sponsored By: Representative Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would designate May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and declare _mental health a national priority_. It catalogs rising mental-health needs and urges expanded funding, school-based prevention, and improved access for underserved groups.
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- Families and youth: Encourages early intervention and more school-based resources, noting about three in four students experienced one or more adverse childhood experiences and high rates of teen distress.
- Veterans: Highlights veterans' risks and urges targeted support, citing 6,392 veteran suicides in 2021 and a suicide rate about 72 percent higher than nonveterans.
- Access and equity: Calls for expanded funding and better coverage, noting 2 in 5 Americans reported needing mental health care and 43 percent of those did not receive it, with specific access gaps for communities of color and LGBTQ+ youth.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Gonzales, Tony
TX • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/23/2025
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 6/20/2025
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