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S 4640·Federal·senate

9–8–8 Connect Act

In CommitteeFiled May 21, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)

May 21, 2026

Summary

The 9‑8‑8 Connect Act establishes a grant program for eligible crisis centers to provide follow‑up services to people who contact the 9‑8‑8 suicide prevention line, and it directs the FCC to require mobile carriers to transmit every 9‑8‑8 call and text, even from phones that are not fully activated. It also adds 9‑8‑8 to multi‑line telephone systems like 9‑1‑1, sets consent and privacy rules for follow‑up, and authorizes $30 million for FY2026.

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