S4061-119

In Committee

RAYS Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 11, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, RAYS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Healthcare, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id7862ae50563a4f90a361a2730c81e4bb: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention Act or the RAYS Act.
  • Section HD20D01E9A94B4C5E9E6CD2D09449BEAC: 2. Mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education...
  • Section H9DBC33CD877F41E581DC717203E08495: 8549D. Inclusion of mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards Each local educational agency that receives funds under...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, RAYS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Healthcare, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, RAYS Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Healthcare Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 11, 2026

Mr. Banks (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Healthcare Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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