Congress funds suicide-prevention services in underserved communities.

What it does

This bill creates a federal grant program offering up to $30 million per year (2027–2031) to community health centers, hospitals, crisis centers, and public health agencies to fund suicide-prevention stabilization services—including outpatient care, virtual care, and peer support. Grants are competitive, non-renewable (max 5 years), and require grantees to plan for sustainability after federal funding ends.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is straightforward: competitive grants to eligible health entities for suicide-prevention services. No tax carve-outs, liability shields, or industry carve-outs are present. The title accurately describes the function.

What the text implies

• Grant recipients must plan for post-grant sustainability, which may shift burden to state/local budgets or require integration into existing Medicaid/insurance billing—potentially creating unequal access if some regions lack capacity to absorb costs.
• The bill does not specify whether stabilization services must be covered by insurance or Medicaid, leaving a gap: federally funded pilots may not translate to permanent coverage, creating a 'cliff' when grants expire.
• Peer support services are explicitly permitted but not mandated, and no training standards are specified—quality and fidelity may vary widely across grantees.
• The bill funds 'evidence-based or evidence-informed' services, a broad standard that may include interventions with limited RCT evidence, depending on HHS interpretation.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

The bill expands access to evidence-based suicide-prevention services in underserved settings (rural clinics, community health centers, schools, campuses) without restricting existing treatments or creating liability shields. It funds a documented public-health gap—acute stabilization outside emergency departments—and requires grantees to demonstrate sustainability, reducing the risk of program collapse.

Who stands to gain

• community health centers
• federally qualified health centers
• rural health clinics
• certified community behavioral health clinics
• children's hospitals
• crisis centers
• state mental health agencies
• Indian tribes and tribal organizations

Named in the bill

HHS Assistant Secretary, Public Health Service Act, Title V, Section 520O, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), State Mental Health Agencies, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

Where it stands

5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

• Mar 26, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 26, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $90,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 5 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.

Jamie Raskin, the sponsor, reported $412,639 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Inseparable Action Inc. — $60,000 on 1 filing
• American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry — $30,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.