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119-s-4061119th CongressWALLET

RAYS Act

Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Introduced

Summary

Student mental health and suicide prevention is the focus of this bill. It would require school districts that receive federal K‑12 funds to put crisis hotline contacts on secondary student ID cards and on school websites and student portals when IDs are not issued.

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  • Students: Secondary students would see contact information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a state or local suicide prevention hotline on ID cards or in portals and school sites.
  • Families and the public: The Education Secretary, working with Health and Human Services and others, would run outreach campaigns through schools, websites, and social media to raise awareness of these resources.
  • Local educational agencies: LEAs that issue physical IDs must add the contacts by printing, stickers, or other methods. LEAs without IDs must publish the contacts on public websites and include them in platforms students use.
  • Schools and staff: LEAs may voluntarily add the information to teacher and staff IDs and may include extra mental health resources.
  • Timing and accessibility: Physical ID requirements would apply to school years beginning after the effective date. Website and portal requirements would begin 60 days after the effective date. The bill would require outreach materials to be accessible to people with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities.

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Suicide-prevention contacts on school IDs

This bill would require school districts that get funds under the Act to put crisis hotline contacts on secondary student ID cards. IDs would need contact info for 988, the Crisis Text Line, and a state or local suicide hotline if the district selects one. If a district does not issue physical IDs, it would have to post the same contacts on public websites and student portals, starting 60 days after the section's effective date. The Education Secretary would run outreach with HHS and other agencies and must make materials accessible to people with disabilities. The amendments would take effect one year after enactment, and physical ID rules would apply to school years beginning after the effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Banks, Jim [R-IN]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2026

  • Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

    ME • R

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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