Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal grants to fund age-appropriate public service announcement campaigns aimed at preventing youth substance use. It would authorize television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital PSAs and youth PSA contests, and require the Attorney General to publish an annual report on each funded campaign that describes the grant, the research behind the campaign, any regional messaging, how the campaign supports other prevention efforts, and an evaluation of effectiveness.
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- Families and youth: Youth would see more targeted prevention messaging and could participate through PSA contests.
- Grantees and communities: Grants could be used to develop, implement, or expand research-based PSA campaigns across multiple media channels to reach young people.
- Federal oversight: The Attorney General must publish an annual report for each grant listing the campaign, the research used, regional messaging, coordination with other strategies, and evaluations such as effects on youth drug use rates.
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Grants for youth substance-use PSAs
This bill would let federal grants pay to develop, run, or expand research-based, age-appropriate public service announcement (PSA) campaigns to prevent youth substance use. Grants would cover TV, radio, print, outdoor, and digital PSAs and could fund contests that ask youth to submit PSAs. The bill would require the Attorney General to publish an annual report on each grant describing the grant and campaign, the research behind it, any regional messaging, how the campaign supports other prevention work, and an evaluation of campaign success. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
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