H.R. 5434

Summary

H.R. 5434, the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 17, 2025 by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) with 172 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5434 has 172 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5434 IH: 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5434  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 17, 2025   Mr. Krishnamoorthi  (for himself,  Mr. Lawler ,  Ms. Davids of Kansas ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick , and  Mr. Moulton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9–8–8 suicide prevention hotline, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025  .
2.
Findings
Congress finds that—
(1)
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 45 percent of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021 identified as LGBTQ+;
(2)
since its launch, Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ youth within the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline have received over 1,500,000 calls, texts, and chats, with an average of 2,200 contacts per day as of May 2025; and
(3)
given that LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide as compared to their peers, Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ youth are equipped with crucial training addressing LGBTQ+ specific challenges and needs.
3.
Suicide prevention hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth
(a)
In general
Section 520E–3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(6)
dedicating sufficient resources, including establishing, re-establishing, operating, and maintaining specialized services (known as the Press 3 option or Integrated Voice Response (IVR)), for the support of youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ+) seeking help from the suicide prevention hotline.
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(b)
Funding
Section 520E–3(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:  Of the amounts appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 9 percent for carrying out subsection (b)(6). .

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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) sponsors H.R. 5434, and 172 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Rep. · D–IL-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 17, 2025

Sharice Davids

Rep. · D–KS-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 17, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 17, 2025 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 17, 2025 · Original

Seth Moulton

Rep. · D–MA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 17, 2025 · Original

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Cleo Fields

Rep. · D–LA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Daniel Goldman

Rep. · D–NY-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Henry Johnson

Rep. · D–GA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5434 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Sep 17, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5434 has taken 2 actions since Sep 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5434 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 5434.

S 2826988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025Mar 19, 2026 · Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 5434 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 — Display Title
• 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5434 in 26 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 31.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5434 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5434’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5434 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Emergency communications systems to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5434, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI:H.R. 5434.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 7[Page H4411]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com