119th (2025–2027)
H.Res. 619
H.Res. 619 is a congressional resolution supporting "Minority Mental Health Awareness Month" and highlighting the disproportionate mental health challenges facing Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color in the United States. The resolution documents significant disparities, including higher rates of mental health conditions among minority populations, lower treatment rates (for example, only 13 percent of Latino adults ages 18-44 with mental health conditions received treatment compared to over one-third of non-minorities), and a critical shortage of minority mental health providers representing less than one-fifth of the profession. The resolution calls on the President to increase mental health care access tailored to the unique needs of minority communities and calls on Congress to work with federal agencies to address the ongoing mental health crisis, though the resolution does not authorize any specific funding or establish timelines. The resolution also criticizes recent Trump Administration actions that reduced mental health funding and staffing at key agencies, including cuts to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and cancellation of over 900 federal health grants addressing racial disparities.