SR899: A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

What the bill says

From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:

III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2026 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Tillis , Mr. Reed , Mr. Peters , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Justice ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as National Suicide Prevention Month . Whereas suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death among individuals between 10 and 34 years of age; Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the CDC ), individual in the United States dies by suicide every 11 minutes, resulting in around 49,000 deaths each year in the United States; Whereas, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 6,400 veterans die by suicide annually, the equivalent of nearly 18 veteran suicides per day; Whereas, between 2001 and 2024, the suicide rate in the United States increased by 28 percent from 10.7 suicides for every 100,000 individuals to 13.7 suicides for every 100,000 individuals; Whereas it is estimated that there are approximately 2,200,000 suicide attempts each year in the United States; Whereas more than …

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Sponsors

• Murphy, Christopher (D) · primary sponsor
• Tillis, Thomas (R)
• Jack Reed (D, SD-RI)
• Peters, Gary (D)
• Capito, Shelley (R)
• Justice, James (R, SD-WV)

Latest actions

1. September 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5006)
2. September 24, 2026: Submitted in Senate

Common questions

What is SR899?

SR899 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

What is the status of SR899?

In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5006) (September 24, 2026).

Who sponsored SR899?

Murphy, Christopher (D), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SR899?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/899