119th Congress
S. 2826
988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Introduced
- Sep 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
This bill reestablishes specialized services for youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) and seeking help from the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. This lifeline, which is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is a three-digit number that connects callers in suicidal crisis or mental health distress to a national network of crisis centers.
Previously, callers under the age of 25 could call the lifeline and press 3 to access specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, but this subnetwork closed in 2025. The bill requires SAMHSA to reestablish and maintain these specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the lifeline. Also, the bill requires a certain minimum percentage of the funds appropriated for implementing the lifeline to be reserved for these services to LGBTQ+ youth.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. - Sep 17, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in Senate