119th Congress

SR899

A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

Introduced·9/24/26

Prefiled

Introduced9/24/26

Chamber Passed

Final Passage

Complete

Introduced

Introduced in Senate · September 26, 2026

September 24, 2026

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Reed, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Justice) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

RESOLUTION

Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as “National Suicide Prevention Month”.

(1) recognizes suicide as a serious and preventable public health problem of the United States and each State;
(2) supports the designation of September as “National Suicide Prevention Month”;
(3) declares suicide prevention as a priority;
(4) acknowledges that no single suicide prevention program or effort will be appropriate for all populations or communities;
(5) promotes awareness that there is no single cause of suicide; and
(6) supports strategies to increase access to high-quality mental health and suicide prevention services and substance-use disorder treatments.

SR899 U.S. Senate: A resolution recognizing suicide as a…