Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to require U.S. institutions that issue student identification cards to include phone contact information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and the institution's campus mental health center or program. Institutions that do not issue ID cards must instead publish the same suicide-prevention contact information on their websites.
Progressives emphasize mental-health access and prevention benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly states a narrow substantive obligation and specifies concrete, limited mechanisms to effect that obligation, but it omits several implementation and oversight details common to statutory compliance provisions.
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to require U.S. institutions that issue student identification cards to include phone contact information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and the institution's campus mental health center or program.
Institutions that do not issue ID cards must instead publish the same suicide-prevention contact information on their websites.
The Secretary may substitute similar entities if 988 or Crisis Text Line cease to exist.
Low-cost, narrowly focused public-health measure with built-in flexibility increases prospects, though many standalone bills still stall without broader vehicle or bipartisan champions.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly states a narrow substantive obligation and specifies concrete, limited mechanisms to effect that obligation, but it omits several implementation and oversight details common to statutory compliance provisions.
Progressives emphasize mental-health access and prevention benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize mental-health access and prevention benefits
Overall supportive.
The requirement increases visible access to crisis resources and destigmatizes help-seeking on campuses.
The policy aligns with priorities to expand mental health access and prevent student suicide, though outcomes depend on broader service capacity.
Generally favorable as a targeted, low-cost step to improve student safety.
Values simplicity and pragmatic implementation but will want clarity on compliance, administrative burden, and evidence of effectiveness.
Cautious or somewhat skeptical.
While sympathetic to preventing suicide, this persona worries about a new federal mandate on institutions, administrative burdens, and preferring state or institutional discretion over federal prescription.
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Still ahead
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Low-cost, narrowly focused public-health measure with built-in flexibility increases prospects, though many standalone bills still stall without broader vehicle or bipartisan champions.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize mental-health access and prevention benefits
Low-cost, narrowly focused public-health measure with built-in flexibility increases prospects, though many standalone bills still stall wi…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly states a narrow substantive obligation and specifies concrete, limited mechanisms to effect that obligation, but it omits several implementation and oversight…
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