S. 1448 119th Congress Senate

Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Official title: A bill to address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Health promotion and preventive careMedical educationMental healthMinority healthNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Racial and ethnic relations

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May 8, 2025

Star Print ordered on the bill.

Apr 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
for AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
15 filings
Education, Dept of
15 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
15 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
14 filings
White House Office
14 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
9 filings

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Cosponsors 6

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Sep 11, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · May 6, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Apr 10, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Apr 10, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Apr 10, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1448/

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"S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1448/.

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S. 1448, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1448/.

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