# 119-s-5305: Campus Lifeline Act

119-s-5305, Campus Lifeline Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5305
- Congress: 119
- Title: Campus Lifeline Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**Expands peer-led mental health and suicide prevention on college campuses.** The Campus Lifeline Act links campus grant programs with youth-focused Lifeline outreach to fund student-run awareness, intervention training, and digital campaigns. - Students: Funds student organizations and peer programs that run education, warning-sign recognition, brief intervention, and public service announcements to get students to seek help and use campus, local, or national behavioral health resources. - Online, rural, and underserved learners: Requires applicants to describe outreach and service delivery for online, hybrid, distance-learning, rural, and medically underserved students, including virtual engagement and telehealth where appropriate. - Colleges and the Lifeline: Broadens who can participate by including non-grantee institutions that plan to implement similar activities and requires plans to obtain student input. It also directs Lifeline awareness efforts to coordinate with the Department of Education and encourages listing the hotline on new school ID cards and running targeted digital campaigns. *Centers federal grant support and Lifeline outreach on peer-driven, digital, and cross-agency youth prevention strategies to increase access to campus behavioral-health resources.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More student hotline awareness efforts: benefit, medium. This bill would require HHS to include school- and campus-focused strategies in Lifeline awareness plans. It would require HHS to consult with other federal agencies, including the Secretary of Education, when developing those plans. The bill would encourage states and schools to list the Lifeline…
- More campus peer mental health help: benefit, low. This bill would expand a campus mental health grant program to let student groups run peer-led outreach and public service campaigns. Applicants would need plans to reach online, hybrid, and distance-learning students, including rural and medically underserved students. They would also need to expl…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5305 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5305)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-847: Child Care Availability and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-847)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5305 (as of 2026-08-21).