Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (1 Sep 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
What this bill does
H.R. 10216, the Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act, would amend federal transportation law to require recipients—and subrecipients—of federal transit assistance to display information about the national suicide prevention hotline on public transportation they own or operate. The information must be visible to passengers, note that the hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, and can be posted either on vehicles or in transit facilities. Recipients would not be considered out of compliance if a display is temporarily damaged, removed, or vandalized, so long as they make reasonable efforts to fix it. The requirement cannot interfere with existing revenue-generating advertising space, and it would take effect one year after enactment.
The bill primarily affects transit agencies and other entities that receive federal transit funding under chapter 53 of title 49, since they would bear responsibility for posting and maintaining the notices. It also affects public transportation passengers, who would gain more visible access to mental health crisis resources while riding buses, trains, or other transit systems.
The bill was introduced in the House on September 1, 2026, by Rep. Brittany Pettersen with several cosponsors from both parties, and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It has not yet been voted on, and would need committee consideration, House and Senate passage, and the President's signature to become law.
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Timeline
1 Sep 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 10216 do?
- H.R. 10216, the Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act, would amend federal transportation law to require recipients—and subrecipients—of federal transit assistance to display information about the national suicide prevention hotline on public transportation they own or operate. The information must be visible to passengers, note that the hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, and can be posted either on vehicles or in transit facilities. Recipients would not be considered out of compliance if a display is temporarily damaged, removed, or vandalized, so long as they make reasonable efforts to fix it. The requirement cannot interfere with existing revenue-generating advertising space, and it would take effect one year after enactment. The bill primarily affects transit agencies and other entities that receive federal transit funding under chapter 53 of title 49, since they would bear responsibility for posting and maintaining the notices. It also affects public transportation passengers, who would gain more visible access to mental health crisis resources while riding buses, trains, or other transit systems. The bill was introduced in the House on September 1, 2026, by Rep. Brittany Pettersen with several cosponsors from both parties, and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It has not yet been voted on, and would need committee consideration, House and Senate passage, and the President's signature to become law.
- Has H.R. 10216 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 10216. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 10216?
- H.R. 10216 was sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), with 13 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 10216?
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (1 Sep 2026).
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