988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 17, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 141 words.
988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 This bill reestablishes specialized services for youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) and seeking help from the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. This lifeline, which is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is a three-digit number that connects callers in suicidal crisis or mental health distress to a national network of crisis centers. Previously, callers under the age of 25 could call the lifeline and press 3 to access specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, but this subnetwork closed in 2025. The bill requires SAMHSA to reestablish and maintain these specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the lifeline. Also, the bill requires a certain minimum percentage of the funds appropriated for implementing the lifeline to be reserved for these services to LGBTQ+ youth.
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 349 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 276 words
- Subjects
- Emergency communications systemsMental healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Latest action
- Mar 19, 2026: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 5434 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 D · Introduced