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HR 8376 118th Congress House Health

Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act

Introduced: May 14, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 14, 2024
Introduced in House
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Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to conduct outreach and studies relating to mental health in the Hispanic and Latino community. SAMHSA must develop and implement an education and outreach campaign to promote mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health within the Hispanic and Latino youth population. SAMHSA must also conduct studies on mental health among Hispanic and Latino youth and strategies for increasing the mental health professional workforce within the Hispanic and Latino community, and publish reports on the findings of the studies. 

What's happening now May 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 13
D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 21, 2024
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · May 17, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 14, 2024
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 14, 2024
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 14, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 14, 2024
Lee, Barbara
· May 14, 2024
Napolitano, Grace
· May 14, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2024
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · May 14, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 14, 2024
 D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · May 14, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 14, 2024
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · May 14, 2024
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 14, 2024
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 14, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 14, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8376: Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8376/
MLA
"H.R. 8376: Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8376/.
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H.R. 8376, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8376/.
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