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988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 17, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare
Legislative subjects (3)
Emergency communications systemsMental healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary

This bill requires the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline to dedicate sufficient resources and maintain specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth, accessible through the Press 3 option or Integrated Voice Response system. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish this requirement and mandates that at least 9 percent of 988 appropriated funds be reserved for these specialized LGBTQ+ services. The bill notes that LGBTQ+ youth have contacted the 988 hotline over 1.5 million times since specialized services launched, averaging 2,200 contacts per day as of May 2025. The specialized services provide training tailored to LGBTQ+ specific challenges and needs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
166 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Raja Krishnamoorthi’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $165,419
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS $108,249
  • GOOGLE $24,750
  • MCKINSEY & COMPANY $24,300
  • ACCENTURE $21,500

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Raja Krishnamoorthi → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Sep 17, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 1489 — Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 2884 — Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1111 — Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 8620 — CARES Hotline Act · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • S 4640 — 9–8–8 Connect Act · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 8367 — Answering the Call Act of 2026 · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 8657 — Campus Lifeline Act of 2026 · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 8961 — Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act of 2026 · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 7092 — RAYS Act · Introduced Jan 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 17, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2025

Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that—

(1) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 45 percent of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+;

(2) since its launch, Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ youth within the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline have received over 1,500,000 calls, texts, and chats, with an average of 2,200 contacts per day as of May 2025; and

(3) given that LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide as compared to their peers, Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ youth are equipped with crucial training addressing LGBTQ+ specific challenges and needs.

SEC. 3. SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH.

(a) In General.—Section 520E-3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(6) dedicating sufficient resources, including establishing, re-establishing, operating, and maintaining specialized services (known as the Press 3 option or Integrated Voice Response (IVR)), for the support of youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) seeking help from the suicide prevention hotline.”.

(b) Funding.—Section 520E-3(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb- 36c(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Of the amounts appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 9 percent for carrying out subsection

(b)(6).”. <all>

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