Transit groups must show suicide hotline numbers on buses and trains.
H.R. 10216 — Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act · Filed by Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells transit groups that get government money to display the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. They must post it on buses, trains, and stations. The display must say the hotline is free and private. It must say it is open 24 hours a day. Transit groups have one year after the law passes to do this.
Who it affects
Transit groups that get government money must add the hotline number. People who ride buses and trains will see the hotline number.
One thing to notice
Only transit groups that get government money must show the hotline number. Private transit groups do not have to.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
12 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Sep 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- government money — Cash the U.S. government gives to help pay for services.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — A free phone service that helps people in crisis 24 hours a day.
- transit groups — Groups that run buses, trains, and other public transportation.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,652 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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