# 119-s-2826: 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

119-s-2826, 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2826
- Congress: 119
- Title: 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Creates dedicated 988 crisis resources for LGBTQ+ youth.** This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish, operate, and maintain a Press 3 option or integrated voice response to connect LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning) youth to specialized crisis support through the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. - LGBTQ+ youth: Would gain a clearly labeled pathway to counselors trained on LGBTQ+-specific issues. The bill cites that 45 percent of high school students who seriously considered suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+ and that LGBTQ+ youth are about 4 times more likely to attempt suicide. - Crisis centers and operators: Would be required to set up or maintain the specialized Press 3/IVR services and related operations. The lifeline already handled roughly 1.5 million contacts and about 2,200 contacts per day as of May 2025. - Federal funding structure: For each fiscal year not less than 9 percent of amounts appropriated under the referenced subsection would be reserved to carry out the specialized LGBTQ+ services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Special 988 help for LGBTQ+ youth: benefit, low. This bill would require HHS to set up dedicated 988 hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth. It would require a Press 3 option or an IVR pathway for those youth. For each fiscal year, HHS would reserve not less than 9 percent of amounts appropriated under 42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c(f) for these services. These…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2826 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2826)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2022: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2022)
- [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121)
- [119-s-4503: Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4503)
- [119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1874)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2826 (as of 2026-09-25).