HB10216: Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of such title to display information regarding the suicide prevention hotline on public transportation owned or operated by the recipient.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires public transit agencies that receive federal funding to display suicide prevention hotline information on their vehicles and systems. Public transit agencies are transit authorities that operate buses, trains, and similar services in cities and regions. The bill amends federal transportation law to make this display requirement mandatory for agencies receiving money under a specific federal transit funding program. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and has not yet been assigned to a for debate.
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HB10216: Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
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Sponsors
Brittany Pettersen
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (13)
Michael Lawler
Bonnie Coleman
Seth Moulton
Madeleine Dean
Melanie Stansbury