United StatesCreates HHS office to provide mental health support to communities
Creates targeted mental-health services and grants after federal immigration enforcement actions, affecting local access to care and community stability.
What it does
Creates the Office of Immigrant Community Mental Health and Resilience within HHS to coordinate mental health and family stabilization supports for communities affected by federal immigration enforcement.
Establishes a Director of the Office, appointed by the HHS Secretary, to run programs and activities for impacted communities.
Directs the Office to provide mobile mental health response teams, emergency counseling vouchers, grants, Medicaid guidance, workforce development, and community outreach on health rights and trauma-informed services.
Authorizes grants to eligible entities (states, health centers, clinics, tribal organizations, schools, faith-based and community organizations) to deliver trauma-informed mental health and related services.
Specifies the Office may not share its data or information with DHS or any federal agency that conducts immigration enforcement.
Argument forProvides targeted, trauma-informed mental health support to communities experiencing fear-based trauma after federal immigration enforcement, potentially reducing unmet behavioral health needs.
Argument againstThe ban on sharing Office data with DHS could limit information needed for interagency public-safety or legal processes and complicate coordination between health and enforcement agencies.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 18Introduced in HouseLatest
- Jun 18Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced
Mental HealthHealthcareImmigration