Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2026

This bill would require the Attorney General to create a grant program within 90 days that pays States and localities to give mental health screening surveys to corrections officers at prisons and jails and to refer officers whose answers indicate mental illness to local mental health care providers. Grant recipients would have to hire a mental health liaison and form outreach teams, and the surveys would be anonymous and confidential. The Bureau of Prisons would have to set up its own screening and outreach program for its officers. An Advisory Board would approve plans, monitor compliance, and could reduce funding for those not following the rules. Officers seeking treatment could not face adverse employment actions, such as a fitness for duty evaluation, because of the mental health issue, and the bill authorizes $50 million to $70 million per year from 2026 through 2030.

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Sponsors

• Tammy Duckworth Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors