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Introduced
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
In Committee
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
Crossed Over
12/18/2020
12/18/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards. This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program. If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on the their websites.
AI Summary
This bill, the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act, requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to include contact information for suicide prevention resources on student identification cards. Specifically, IHEs must include phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health center or program. If IHEs do not create student ID cards, they must publish this suicide prevention contact information on their websites. The bill aims to improve access to mental health resources for students by ensuring this critical information is readily available on their school identification cards.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
John Neely Kennedy (R)*,
John Cornyn (R),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Doug Jones (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Last Action
Held at the desk. (on 12/18/2020)
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