# 119-hr-8070: Child Suicide Prevention Act

119-hr-8070, Child Suicide Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8070
- Congress: 119
- Title: Child Suicide Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-23

## Summary

**Reducing youth suicide** by funding health-care training, school curricula, and lethal-means safety, including secure firearm storage. This bill would create grants for health care settings and accredited health education programs and require a public resource website to share best practices. - Families and young people: Targets "covered individuals" under age 26 and funds services like validated screening, safety planning, and counseling on firearm storage. Grants may use up to 15 percent of funds to provide secure gun storage or safety devices at reduced or no cost to homes with a covered individual. - Health care providers and students: Grants and curricula must train providers and trainees on evidence-aligned screening, risk assessment, suicide prevention and intervention, communication about lethal means and relevant laws, and care after suicide attempts. - States, schools, and health organizations: Eligible applicants include states, health departments, hospitals, professional organizations, nonprofits, and accredited medical, nursing, and behavioral health schools. Recipients must report annually through FY2029 and HHS must publish grantee reports and report to Congress with recommendations by the end of FY2029. *This bill would authorize $30 million in federal funding for fiscal years 2027–2030.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Definitions of Covered Youth and Risks: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms used across the programs. A "covered individual" would mean anyone under age 26. "Covered risk factors" would include substance use disorders, history of sexual or physical abuse, certain psychiatric diagnoses, prior attempts, LGBTQ status, race/ethnicity…
- Grants for Health Education Curricula: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would give grants (starting within one year) to accredited medical, nursing, physician assistant, and other health education programs to develop and add curricula on suicide prevention, lethal‑means safety (including firearm storage and applicable laws), culturally appropriate commu…
- Grants to Train Health Providers: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would award grants (starting within one year) to states, hospitals, nonprofits, and other eligible groups to train health care providers in suicide screening, assessment, safety planning, and counseling about lethal‑means safety including firearm storage. Grants could pay for many t…
- Suicide and Firearm Safety Website: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would create and maintain a public website within one year that gives guidance on suicide prevention and lethal‑means (including firearm) safety for people under age 26, their families or guardians, health‑care providers, and schools that train providers. The site would be updated u…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8807: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8070 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8070)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-8807: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8807)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8070 (as of 2026-10-23).