U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1555: Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes.
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1555 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2026 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Moulton , and Mr. Bacon ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes. Whereas pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (the pharmacy workforce) work under significant workload demands and are exposed to trauma on the job, which increases the risk of suicide; Whereas 7 out of 10 pharmacy workforce members report experiencing moderate to high levels of occupational burnout; Whereas 33 percent of the pharmacy workforce is experiencing significant levels of distress leading to depression, anxiety, stress, and fatigue; Whereas 27 percent of pharmacists report symptoms of anxiety; Whereas 73 percent of pharmacists report their workload as high or excessively high; Whereas 25 percent of pharmacists report experiencing harassment or being threatened or bullied in the past 12 months; Whereas 60 percent of pharmacists report experiencing fatigue during work; Whereas pharmacists and female …
Sponsors
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
- Haley Stevens (D, HD-011)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001)
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001)
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2)
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HR1555?
- HR1555 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1555?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1555?
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1555?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1555
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