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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

9–8–8 Connect Act

S. 4640Introduced May 21, 2026Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thomas Tillis (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.