9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10280 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10280 To provide for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Balint, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Salinas, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Dingell, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for improvements in the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 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. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. TITLE I--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Sec. 101. Regional and local lifeline call center program. Sec. 102. Mental Health Crisis Response Partnership Pilot Program. Sec. 103. National suicide prevention media campaign. TITLE II--HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Sec. 201. Health center capital grants. Sec. 202. Expanding behavioral health workforce training p