H.R. 8122 119th Congress House

9–8–8 Connect Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: Jamie Raskin Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GUIDE CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.
for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR MENTAL WELLBEING FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13 filings
SENATE
13 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
10 filings
Education, Dept of
10 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
10 filings
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
8 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
7 filings
White House Office
7 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8122: 9–8–8 Connect Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8122/

MLA

"H.R. 8122: 9–8–8 Connect Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8122/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8122, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8122/.

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