Campus Lifeline Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
Introduced
Summary
Expands campus suicide prevention and 988 outreach. This bill would require more campus-based education and peer intervention while strengthening national 988 awareness, crisis-center planning, and interagency coordination.
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- Students: It would require on-campus student groups, including athletic teams and mental health clubs, to run education to reduce stigma and to recognize and intervene with peers showing warning signs of mental health or substance use disorders.
- Colleges and States: It would direct the HHS Secretary to carry out an ongoing 988 awareness initiative and to coordinate with and encourage States and institutions of higher education to list the 988 hotline on newly issued ID cards.
- Crisis systems and agencies: It would add duties to develop requirements for crisis centers and backup centers and to create an awareness plan in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Transportation, and other relevant agency heads.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More campus support for student mental health
This bill would expand authorized support for student groups on campus, explicitly including athletic teams and mental health clubs. These groups would be able to run education programs to reduce stigma and promote mental health. The bill would let groups learn to recognize and intervene appropriately with peers showing warning signs of mental health or substance use disorders. These provisions would start upon enactment and the text does not set new funding levels.
More outreach for 988 hotline
This bill would require the Secretary to run an awareness initiative and ongoing public outreach about the 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Secretary would coordinate with and encourage States and colleges to put 988 on newly issued ID cards. The bill would add awareness activities to the existing hotline program and require the Secretary to set requirements for crisis centers and backup centers. The Secretary would make an awareness plan with the Education and Transportation Secretaries and other agencies. These changes would start upon enactment and the text does not specify new funding amounts.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
IN • R
Cosponsors
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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