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Donald Beyer (D-VA)

Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025

H.R. 3505 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 45 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of Transportation to create a grant program to install suicide deterrents on specific infrastructure. These deterrents include items like suicide prevention nets and barriers. The program targets covered locations such as bridges, buildings, parking garages, highway-rail grade crossings, and rail stations. Grants may be awarded to States, political subdivisions, or other eligible entities on a competitive basis. Priority is given to areas experiencing high suicide rates. Additionally, the bill mandates a study by the Comptroller General regarding effective structures and deterrents for suicide prevention.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +6

    Does this repair or build roads and bridges?

    The bill funds safety infrastructure on bridges, parking garages, and rail stations to prevent suicide.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make mental health care easier to get?

    The bill addresses suicide prevention through infrastructure deterrents which is a critical component of mental health crisis intervention.

  • Scored +4

    Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?

    The bill includes grants for suicide deterrents at rail stations and highway-rail grade crossings.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.