In Congress, Andrea is committed to ensuring mental health remains a priority. She serves as the Co-Chair of the Mental Health Caucus and is working to improve access to mental health care across America.
Ensure mental health remains a priority and improve access to mental health care across America.
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Evidence
The campaign issues page says Andrea Salinas is committed to ensuring mental health remains a priority and is working to improve access to mental health care across America.
Her House issues page says mental health is a critical piece of health care and states that she is committed to ensuring mental health remains a priority and has introduced several bills to improve access to care.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Andrea Salinas as sponsor of H.R.1096, introduced on 2025-02-06, which would require coverage of three primary care visits without cost sharing each year under Medicare and Medicaid; the bill was referred to committee and not enacted as of the latest action shown.
Congress.gov shows Salinas introduced H.R.5557 on 2025-09-23 to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs; the latest action is referral to committee, with no enactment shown.
Congress.gov lists Salinas as sponsor of H.R.2741, the PEER Support Act, introduced on 2025-04-08 to address behavioral health workforce shortages through peer support specialists; the bill was referred to committee and not enacted as of the latest action shown.
The press release says Salinas became co-chair of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus and that addressing the mental health crisis is one of her top priorities.
Assessments
Salinas clearly kept mental health as a public priority and made serious same-term efforts, including caucus leadership and sponsoring multiple mental-health access bills. However, the cited bills were only introduced or referred to committee and no enacted federal policy outcome is shown that improved access to mental health care across America. Under the rule for serious attempts that failed to deliver the promised outcome, this is classified as never with an effort badge.