A Republican amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Offered
Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
SA 6218, submitted by Mr. Kennedy, aims to add a new section to the bill regarding the placement of suicide prevention contact information on school identification cards.
The amendment proposes the following changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965:
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Institutions that provide physical or digital student identification cards must include the phone contact information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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These institutions may also include contact numbers for the Crisis Text Line, other qualified nonprofit organizations dedicated to suicide prevention with mobile messaging and mental health support capabilities, or a local program or campus mental health center.
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Institutions that do not provide identification cards must publish the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline contact information on their website.
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The amendment defines digital student identification cards as mobile applications or digital wallets and physical student identification cards as tangible, nondigital documents.
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These requirements take effect 2 years after the Act is enacted.
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Schools are not required to reissue identification cards that were issued before the effective date and have not yet expired.
- 6/24/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors