U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1514: Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 8, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2026 Mr. Bell (for himself, Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Lawler , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Neal , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Keating , Ms. Pou , Ms. Balint , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Norton , Ms. Clarke of New York , and Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as 988 Day and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes. Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this preamble referred to as the CDC ), in 2024, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people aged 10 to 34; Whereas, according to the CDC, in 2024, suicide was responsible for more than 48,800 deaths, or about 1 death every 11 minutes; Whereas, according to the CDC, in 2024, suicide was the tenth-leading cause of death in the United States overall; Whereas, according to the CDC, from 1999 through 2018 the national suicide rate increased by 35 percent; Whereas suicide and attempts have a devastating and longlasting impact on …
Sponsors
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Richard Neal (D, HD-001)
- Bennie Thompson (D, HD-002)
- William Keating (D, HD-009)
- Nellie Pou (D, HD-009)
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1514?
- HR1514 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1514?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1514?
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1514?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1514
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