Designate September 20 as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day and recognize the need to reduce mental health stigma and improve access to mental health services for the pharmacy workforce.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Introduce and pursue a bipartisan resolution designating September 20 as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day.. Promised outcome: Reduce mental health stigma and improve access to mental health services for the pharmacy workforce.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal House press release from Tonko's congressional office during his service as U.S. Representative for New York's 20th District.

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Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution designating September 20th as “Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day” and recognizing the need to reduce mental health stigma and improve access to mental health services.

Tonko introduced a resolution to designate Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day and promote reduced stigma and improved mental health access.

News List | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution designating September 20th as “Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day” and recognizing the need to reduce mental health stigma and improve access to mental health services.

Tonko announced a bipartisan resolution to designate September 20 as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day and recognize the need to reduce stigma and improve mental health access for pharmacy workers.

Tonko, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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Evidence

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submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Tonko sponsored H. Res. 1555, but the latest listed action is introduction/referral rather than adoption, so the federal designation remains unresolved while documenting concrete effort.

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H. Res. 1555 (IH) - Supporting the designation of September 20, 2026, as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, pharmacy workforce suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes. - BILLS-119hres1555ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution designating September 20th as “Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day”

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko's official release confirms the effort to designate the day and recognize mental-health stigma/access issues, but it reports introduction only, not passage or enactment.

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Tonko, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-26 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified evidence shows Tonko materially advanced the commitment by announcing and sponsoring/submitting H. Res. 1555, which was introduced and referred to committee. The verified passages do not show adoption, passage, or an enacted/designated outcome, so the broader designation and mental-health access/stigma outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

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