Congress designates mental health awareness day for Asian American communities
H.Res. 407 — Supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day". · Filed by Judy Chu (D-CA) · 27 cosponsors · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This is a non-binding resolution expressing support for designating May 10, 2025, as 'National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.' The resolution acknowledges that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities face significant mental health challenges—including high suicide rates among youth and low utilization of mental health services—and calls on federal, state, and local health agencies to improve mental health care access, cultural competency, and language services for these communities.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding congressional resolution designating a single day to raise awareness of mental health disparities in a specific demographic group. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or enforcement power—only expressions of support and encouragement to other agencies.
What the text implies
- The resolution's call for 'disaggregated AANHPI population data' may drive future data-collection mandates in health agencies, potentially increasing administrative burden on providers.
- Encouragement to 'significantly increase the number of providers representing AANHPI communities' could influence workforce development and training funding priorities in future appropriations.
- The emphasis on 'culturally and linguistically appropriate solutions' may inform regulatory guidance on mental health service standards, affecting provider compliance costs.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The resolution raises public awareness of documented mental health disparities affecting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and encourages policymakers to develop culturally competent, linguistically accessible mental health services. It carries no direct cost to citizens and signals legislative support for addressing a real public health gap.
Named in the bill
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Federal health agencies, State and local health agencies, Mental health service providers
Where it stands
27 cosponsors: 27 Democrats.
- May 13, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,249 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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