- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2026
What it does
The 9–8–8 Connect Act would amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers for providing follow-up services to individuals who have received suicide prevention or crisis intervention support, including check-ins, outreach, and referrals. It would also amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to transmit all calls and texts to 9–8–8, including those from non-service-initialized handsets, and to update multi-line telephone system regulations to allow direct dialing of 9–8–8 alongside 9–1–1. The bill authorizes $30 million in appropriations for fiscal year 2027 to support these grant programs.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.