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Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Directs the Secretary of Education to encourage colleges and universities to develop evidence-based comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.
- Requires coordination between the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services on campus mental health and suicide prevention efforts at institutions of higher education.
- Requires the Secretary of Education to report to Congress one year and three years after the bill is enacted on efforts to encourage these plans.
- Clarifies that the bill does not create new requirements for colleges or grant the Secretary new regulatory authority over institutions.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/M001231.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Mannion, John W. (D-NY) [#22]
2 cosponsors
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![Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/C001119.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Craig, Angie (D-MN) [#2] -
![Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/F000466.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R-PA) [#1]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John W. Mannion’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY $36,998
- GOOGLE $18,496
- Employer not reported $12,200
- SUNY $9,619
- CITY OF SYRACUSE $7,550
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John W. Mannion → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- May 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2026
Mr. Mannion (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, 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 “Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act”.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS.
Part L of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161l et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 826 as section 827; and
(2) by inserting after section 825 the following new section:
“SEC. 826. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall make efforts to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement evidence- based comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans. Such efforts—
“(1) shall be conducted in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use);
“(2) shall align with—
“(A) the efforts and approaches recommended by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center; and
“(B) the programs authorized under—
“(i) section 9032 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36b note; Public Law 114-255);
“(ii) section 520C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-34);
“(iii) section 520E of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36);
“(iv) section 520E-1 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36a);
“(v) section 520E-2 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36b); and
“(vi) section 549 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-4);
“(3) shall take into consideration existing Federal and State efforts to address mental health and suicide prevention at institutions of higher education; and
“(4) may be carried out in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations that partner with institutions of higher education, and other experts and stakeholders in the field of campus mental health and suicide prevention.
“(b) Reports.—The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the efforts of the Secretary carried out under this section—
“(1) not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act; and
“(2) three years after the date of enactment of such Act.
“(c) Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating new statutory requirements for institutions of higher education or granting the Secretary new regulatory authority.”. <all>
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