Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act

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In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Buses and trains would display suicide help numbers.

This bill would require public transit systems that get federal money to show suicide help line numbers. These numbers would be on their buses, trains, and in stations. This gives passengers easier access to free, private, 24-hour help, making these resources more visible.

What Would Change

Currently, public transit systems are not required to display suicide help line numbers. If this bill becomes law, agencies that get federal money would need to display this information. It would be on their vehicles or in their facilities, visible to passengers. This change would take effect one year after the bill is signed into law.

Key Provisions

Requires public transportation agencies receiving federal money to display suicide prevention hotline information.
Ensures the displayed information states the hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day.
Allows agencies to meet this rule by putting signs on all their vehicles or in all their transit facilities.
Protects agencies from being out of compliance if a display is temporarily damaged, as long as they make a reasonable effort to replace or restore it.
Ensures these new displays would not interfere with space used for paid advertising.
Takes effect one year after the bill becomes law.

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HR 10216 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act

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