United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5469 (116th)
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Introduced
17 December 2019
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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28 May 2025
Summary
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 This bill establishes programs to support school-based mental health services and address racial and ethnic mental health disparities, among other provisions. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must award grants for school- and community-based, mental health services. Such services must be trauma-informed and designed to provide comprehensive, culturally-appropriate interventions at a school-wide level. Further, the bill requires the SAMSHA to award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities. 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, (2) establishes a commission to research the effects of social media use on adolescents, and (3) prohibits the use of federal funds for specified conversion therapy in the context of sexual orientation or sexual identity.
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10 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 30 September 2020
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 30 September 2020
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 29 September 2020
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 29 September 2020
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 29 September 2020
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 29 September 2020
Passed House
summary · EN · 29 September 2020
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 December 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5469
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5469