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Read. Follow. Verify.988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
Last action · September 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Sponsors: Raja Krishnamoorthi and 173 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain specialized support services for LGBTQ+ youth within the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline. It mandates that at least 9% of the hotline's annual appropriated funding be reserved specifically for these specialized services.
The bill mandates a specific funding floor of 9% of the 988 hotline's budget to be dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth support services, ensuring these specialized resources remain operational.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
LGBTQ+ youth
The bill mandates the continued operation and funding of specialized crisis support services tailored to their specific needs.
Department of Health and Human Services
The agency is required to allocate at least 9% of the 988 hotline's annual budget to specialized LGBTQ+ services.
Key Facts
- The bill mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services dedicate sufficient resources to maintain specialized 988 services for LGBTQ+ youth.
- The Secretary must reserve at least 9% of the total annual appropriations for the 988 hotline to support these specialized LGBTQ+ services.
- Specialized services include the 'Press 3' option or Integrated Voice Response (IVR) systems.
- The bill cites CDC data stating 45% of high school students who considered suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+.
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- The bill notes that LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers.
- Specialized LGBTQ+ services have received over 1.5 million contacts since the 988 hotline's launch.
- As of May 2025, the specialized services were receiving an average of 2,200 contacts per day.
- The bill amends Section 520E-3 of the Public Health Service Act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 17, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Funding Floor
The bill moves from general support for the 988 hotline to a statutory requirement that a specific percentage (9%) of the total budget be reserved for a specific sub-service.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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