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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5040

Introduced

Accurate Mental Health Resources for Our Servicemembers Act of 2025

Sponsor
DJahana Hayes· Connecticut
Introduced
August 26, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.August 26, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5040 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5040

To direct each Secretary of a military department to conduct a review 
and update of any online information relating to suicide prevention or 
behavioral health.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 26, 2025

Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To direct each Secretary of a military department to conduct a review 
and update of any online information relating to suicide prevention or 
behavioral health.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Accurate Mental Health Resources for 
Our Servicemembers Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF ONLINE INFORMATION RELATING TO SUICIDE 
PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

(a) In General.--Not later than August 1, 2027, each Secretary of a 
military department shall--
(1) review any information relating to suicide prevention 
or behavioral health that is published on an internet website 
of the military department at the installation level;
(2) update such information, including any contact 
information for suicide prevention or behavioral health 
resources, as may be necessary; and
(3) submit to the congressional defense committees a 
certification that such information is accurate as of the date 
of such certification.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act, the terms ``congressional defense 
committees'' and ``military department'' have the meanings given the 
terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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