Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act." It expands a grant program to allow for the development and use of research-based public service announcements to prevent youth substance use. These campaigns can use television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital media, as well as contests for youth submissions. The Attorney General must also provide an annual report on the grants awarded and their effectiveness.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +8
Would students be better off under this?
Specifically targets youth substance use prevention and encourages youth participation via contests.
- Scored +7
Would children be better off under this?
Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth through age-appropriate campaigns.
- Scored +7
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth and young adults.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Youth Substance Use Prevention: The bill allows for research-based public service announcement campaigns using age-appropriate material to prevent youth substance use (Section 2(a)).
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Youth Engagement: The bill allows for public service announcement contests that solicit submissions from youth (Section 2(a)(B)).
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Accountability: The Attorney General is required to publish an annual report that includes an evaluation of the success of the campaigns, such as their effectiveness in reducing youth drug use (Section 2(b)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would students be better off under this? — Specifically targets youth substance use prevention and encourages youth participation via contests. Would children be better off under this? — Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth through age-appropriate campaigns. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth and young adults. Would high-income households be better off under this? — Public health awareness campaigns provide critical preventative information to families. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Public health awareness campaigns can provide critical preventative information to underserved populations. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Public health awareness campaigns provide critical preventative information to families.
- Healthcare
- Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill targets youth substance use prevention, which is a key component of addressing the broader drug crisis. Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill promotes research-based public service announcements for substance use prevention.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires an annual report evaluating the success and effectiveness of the funded campaigns. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal grant programs and reporting requirements for the Attorney General.
- 5/6/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina