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S. 4640 119th Congress Senate

9–8–8 Connect Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevent… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)
May 21, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now May 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4640: 9–8–8 Connect Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4640/
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"S. 4640: 9–8–8 Connect Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4640/.
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S. 4640, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4640/.
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[S. 4640: 9–8–8 Connect Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4640/)
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