# 119-s-1924: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

119-s-1924, Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1924
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-29

## Summary

**This bill would make colleges add suicide prevention contact information to student ID cards or, if a school does not issue new IDs, publish the same contacts on the school's website.** It would require listing 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center or program, with a one-year phase in and a backup option if an organization ceases to exist. - Students: Gets three crisis contacts — 988, Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center — on IDs or the school website for faster access to help. - Institutions: Must include the specified contacts on issued ID cards or post them online. They may substitute a similar entity if a listed organization stops existing.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Suicide-prevention numbers on student IDs: benefit, low. This bill would require colleges that make new student ID cards to print three crisis contact numbers on each card. The numbers would be 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and the school's campus mental health phone. If a school does not issue new ID cards after enactment, it wo…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-1924 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1924)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1924 (as of 2026-04-29).