Kid PROOF Act of 2025
Kid PROOF Act: Youth Suicide and Overdose Prevention
The Kid PROOF Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to two House committees for review and is waiting for further action. The bill is considered active as it moves through these initial committee assignments.
Legislative Progress
This bill has support from both Republicans and Democrats and deals with a major public health issue. However, many bills like this take a long time to move through the House and Senate.
Key Points
- This bill expands federal grants to help doctors and hospitals prevent suicide and drug overdoses among children and young adults. It adds pediatricians, family doctors, and children's hospitals to the list of groups that can receive this money.
- The policy allows healthcare providers to give parents and guardians counseling on how to keep their children safe. This includes teaching them the best ways to prevent a crisis before it happens.
- Doctors could also use the money to provide parents with safety supplies. These supplies are meant to stop children from getting to things they could use to hurt themselves, such as medications or other dangerous items.
- The bill extends the funding for these programs from 2026 through 2030. It requires that at least $2 million be spent each year on these specific prevention and recovery efforts.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Kid PROOF Act of 2025
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