H.R. 1475: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-01 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Plain summary

Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act This bill establishes and expands programs to address racial and ethnic disparities in mental health. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to establish interprofessional behavioral health care teams in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups. In addition, HHS may award grants to incorporate best practices and competencies to address mental health disparities in curricula for training social workers, psychologists, and other behavioral health professionals. HHS must also promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance use disorder through outreach to racial and ethnic minority groups. HHS must consult with appropriate advocacy groups and behavioral health organizations to develop a strategy for this outreach. The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, and (2) requires studies on mental health disparities and the effects of social media use on adolescents.

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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 62 cosponsors

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Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA) and 2 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1475.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1475 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117