To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8978 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8978 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mr. Mannion (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes. 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 ``Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act''. SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS. Part L of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161l et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 826 as section 827; and (2) by inserting after section 825 the following new section: ``SEC. 826. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make efforts to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement evidence- based comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans. Such efforts-- ``(1) shall be conducted in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use); ``(2) shall align with-- ``(A) the efforts and approaches recommended by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center; and ``(B) the programs authorized under-- ``(i) section 9032 of the 21st Century Cures Ac