Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1448 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1448 To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act''. SEC. 2. PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE GRANT PROGRAM. Section 520K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-42) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (e) through (j), respectively…