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Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)

988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

H.R. 5434 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 176 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

This bill is called the ``988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025''. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources to support LGBTQ+ youth who reach out to the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline. The text highlights that 45 percent of high school students who seriously considered suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+. It notes that specialized services for these youth have received over 1,500,000 contacts since launching. The bill also points out that LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide compared to their peers. Finally, the legislation requires that not less than 9 percent of appropriated funds be reserved for these specific hotline services.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +9

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    The bill creates specialized services and mandates funding to support LGBTQ+ youth seeking help on the 988 hotline.

  • Scored +8

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill provides specialized mental health crisis resources specifically for youth.

  • Scored +8

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The bill provides specialized mental health crisis resources specifically for youth.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.