Bill · H.R. 9365· House(119-HR-9365)
HEART Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 6/18/2026
- Last activity
- 6/18/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Luz Rivas
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Immigrant Community Mental Health and Resilience. The new office is intended to assist communities facing fear-based trauma resulting from federal immigration law enforcement actions. The Director of this office will manage programs including mobile mental health teams, emergency counseling vouchers, and mental health grants. Additionally, the office will focus on workforce development and public awareness campaigns regarding healthcare rights. The Act also includes a prohibition on sharing collected data with the Department of Homeland Security or other agencies taking immigration enforcement actions.
Yes· 3 of 15
Would immigrants be better off under this?+8
The bill establishes dedicated mental health services, 'know your rights' campaigns, and strict data privacy protections for immigrants.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+8
The bill establishes a new office to provide mobile mental health response teams, emergency counseling vouchers, and mental_health grants.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?+7
The bill provides specific mental health protections and multilingual services for communities impacted by immigration enforcement.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Mental Health Support: The bill provides for the establishment of mobile mental health response teams and emergency counseling vouchers to assist individuals experiencing trauma (Section 2, subsection a and c).
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Community Resource Access: The Director is tasked with providing guidance to States regarding Medicaid flexibilities available to assist those experiencing fear-based trauma (Section 2, subsection c).
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Workforce and Training: The office will support the hiring of culturally competent behavioral health specialists and provide training for healthcare providers to better serve impacted communities (Section 2, subsection c).
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Public Awareness: The bill facilitates the development of "know your rights" campaigns and public awareness regarding accessing healthcare in multilingual settings (Section 2, subsection c).
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Targeted Grant Funding: Eligible entities, such as local governments, tribal health organizations, and community-based organizations, can receive grants to provide trauma-informed services, crisis counseling, and substance use prevention (Section 2, subsection d; Section 3, subsection 3).
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Data Privacy Protection: The Act prohibits the sharing of data, actions, and information collected by the Office with the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal agency that conducts immigration law enforcement actions (Section 2, subsection e).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants+8Good For Hispanic Americans+7Good For Low Income Households+6Good For Children+4Good For Urban Residents+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+8Improves Healthcare Access+6Increases Medicaid Funding+5Improves Opioid Crisis Response+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+7Improves Government Transparency+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5Improves Poverty Reduction+2Improves Pathway To Citizenship+1
- Education And Technology
- Improves School Choice+1
- 6/18/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois