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S1924119th CongressWALLET

Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

Sponsored By: Senator Kennedy, John [R-LA]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would make colleges add suicide prevention contact information to student ID cards or, if a school does not issue new IDs, publish the same contacts on the school's website. It would require listing 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center or program, with a one-year phase in and a backup option if an organization ceases to exist.

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  • Students: Gets three crisis contacts — 988, Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center — on IDs or the school website for faster access to help.
  • Institutions: Must include the specified contacts on issued ID cards or post them online. They may substitute a similar entity if a listed organization stops existing.

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Suicide-prevention numbers on student IDs

This bill would require colleges that make new student ID cards to print three crisis contact numbers on each card. The numbers would be 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and the school's campus mental health phone. If a school does not issue new ID cards after enactment, it would post the same numbers on its website. If 988 or the Crisis Text Line ceases to exist, the Secretary of Education could name a similar replacement. The requirement would start one year after the date of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kennedy, John [R-LA]

LA • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2025

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 7/31/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 10/23/2025

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 12/8/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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