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Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
Summary
This bill requires colleges and universities to include suicide prevention contact information on student identification cards. The required contacts are the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and the institution's campus mental health center or program. Schools that do not issue ID cards must instead publish this information on their website. The requirement takes effect one year after the bill becomes law. If any of the listed organizations cease operations, the Secretary of Education may designate alternative organizations with similar purposes to be included.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
8 cosponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
Actions (2)
- Jun 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jun 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 2, 2025
Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
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 “Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act”.
SEC. 2. ADDING SUICIDE PREVENTION CONTACT INFORMATION TO SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
(a) In General.—Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(30)(A) In the case of an institution that creates and distributes identification cards for students at any time after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such institution shall include phone contact information on each such card for the following organizations:
“(i) 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
“(ii) Crisis Text Line.
“(iii) A campus mental health center or program, as determined by the institution.
“(B) In the case of an institution that does not create and distribute identification cards for students at any time after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such institution shall publish the suicide prevention contact information specified in subparagraph (A) on the website of such institution.
“(C) If an organization in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) ceases to exist, the Secretary may designate a different entity with a similar purpose to be included on the identification card.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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