Prevent Youth Suicide Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5482 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5482 To require the Secretary of Education to issue a rule requiring schools to implement protocols for suicide prevention, postvention, and trauma- informed care. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Education to issue a rule requiring schools to implement protocols for suicide prevention, postvention, and trauma- informed care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Youth Suicide Act''. SEC. 2. RULES ON PROTOCOLS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AT ANY EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OR INSTITUTION SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH GRADE 12. (a) Rule.--Not later than 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall issue a rule requiring, as a condition of receipt of funds under an applicable program, that an educational agency or institution carry out each of the following: (1) School-based suicide prevention protocols.--The development and implementation of evidence-based suicide prevention programs tailored to the needs of students, which shall include-- (A) biennial, evidence-based training for staff and faculty to-- (i) identify signs of distress and risk factors for suicide in students; and (ii) in a case in which a student has been identified as exhibiting such signs or risk factors, guidelines for reporting such identification to parents and guidance counselors, and responding to concerns from such parents and counselors; (B) e