Continue to support and back efforts to expand telehealth resources so distance is not a barrier to getting mental health help.

I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.

Sullivan says he will continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources to ensure distance is not a barrier to mental health care.

Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.

He commits to continue supporting efforts to expand telehealth resources so distance is not a barrier to mental health care.

Dan Sullivan Op-Ed: Cracking Down On Big Tech To Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health – NRSC
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I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.

Sullivan pledges to continue backing efforts to expand telehealth resources so distance is not a barrier to receiving mental health care.

Dan Sullivan Op-Ed: Cracking Down On Big Tech To Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health – NRSC
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S.414 Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act; introduced Feb 5, 2025; sponsor: Sullivan (R-AK).

Sullivan sponsored legislation to advance digital support for mental health services, which aligns with expanding telehealth access for mental health care.

S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Text (Congress.gov)
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“I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.”

In an op-ed published April 14, 2026, Senator Dan Sullivan explicitly states he continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so distance won’t be a barrier to mental health care.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Sen. Sullivan celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act (introduced by him) and the release summarizes his prior legislative work on mental-health access and collaborative-care (LINC) efforts.

A March 31, 2026 Senate press release documents Sullivan-led legislation (ADS) advancing mental-health resources and lists prior enacted/introduced measures (including LINC) that relate to expanding access and collaborative care — showing concrete legislative action on mental-health policy that complements telehealth access efforts.

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Sullivan: Legislation to Increase Mental Health Awareness and Resources on Social Media Passes Senate — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (press release)
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"I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help."

In an April 14, 2026 op-ed published in Must Read Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan explicitly states he "continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources" so distance is not a barrier to mental-health care.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Sen. Sullivan celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act (S.414), a bill he introduced to require reporting on targeted social-media advertising and encourage platforms to promote local mental-health resources; the release also cites his prior legislative work (e.g., LINC) expanding collaborative care.

Official Senate press release (Mar 31, 2026) documents Sullivan-led legislation (ADS) that passed the Senate and highlights his legislative record on programs (like LINC) to expand access and collaborative care — demonstrating concrete legislative activity on mental-health policy that complements access efforts.

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Sullivan: Legislation to Increase Mental Health Awareness and Resources on Social Media Passes Senate — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (press release)
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I supported the legislation that established the 9-8-8 national suicide and mental health crisis hotline and continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.

In an April 14, 2026 op-ed published in Must Read Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan explicitly states he "continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources" so distance is not a barrier to getting mental-health care—direct public statement of continuing support.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Congressional record for S.414 (the ADS for Mental Health Services Act), sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, shows the bill was passed in the Senate (Dec 9, 2025). The bill focuses on digital advertising transparency and encouraging platforms to promote mental-health resources—legislative action related to online mental-health support but not a direct, comprehensive expansion of telehealth infrastructure or reimbursement reforms that eliminate distance barriers.

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S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Actions (Congress.gov)
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"continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help."

In an April 14, 2026 op-ed published in Must Read Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan explicitly reiterates his continued public support for expanding telehealth resources to ensure distance does not prevent access to mental-health care.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Senate passed S.414 (Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act) on December 9, 2025; bill focuses on advertising transparency and encouraging platforms to promote mental-health resources online.

Congressional record shows Sen. Sullivan-sponsored S.414 (ADS for Mental Health Services Act) passed the Senate on Dec 9, 2025. The legislation advances online mental-health resource promotion and ad transparency but does not itself enact broad telehealth-infrastructure, licensure, or reimbursement reforms that would fully eliminate distance barriers to care.

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S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Actions (Congress.gov)
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In an April 14, 2026 op-ed Sen. Dan Sullivan explicitly states he "continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources" so distance is not a barrier to getting mental-health care.

Senator Sullivan publicly reiterated continued support for expanding telehealth resources in an April 14, 2026 op-ed, explicitly linking telehealth expansion to removing distance barriers to mental health care.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Congressional record shows S.414, sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, passed the Senate on Dec 9, 2025; the bill advances online promotion of mental-health resources and advertising transparency rather than broad telehealth infrastructure, licensure, or reimbursement reforms.

S.414, sponsored by Sullivan, passed the Senate on December 9, 2025; it advances digital promotion of mental-health resources and platform transparency—demonstrating concrete legislative action related to online mental-health supports but not comprehensive telehealth infrastructure or payment/licensure changes that would fully remove distance barriers.

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S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Actions (Congress.gov)
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I continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so distance is not a barrier to getting mental-health care.

Sen. Dan Sullivan wrote an op-ed published April 14, 2026 in Must Read Alaska explicitly stating he "continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources" to ensure distance does not prevent access to mental-health care. This is a direct, public reaffirmation of the claim to continue supporting expansion of telehealth resources.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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S.414 (Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act) — Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent on December 9, 2025.

Sen. Dan Sullivan sponsored S.414, which the Senate passed on December 9, 2025. The bill advances digital promotion of mental-health resources and advertising transparency on platforms — a concrete piece of legislative activity related to online mental-health supports that complements telehealth-access goals, but does not itself enact comprehensive telehealth infrastructure, licensure, or reimbursement reforms that would fully remove distance barriers.

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S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Actions (Congress.gov)
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I ... continue to back efforts to expand telehealth resources so that distance is not a barrier to getting help.

April 14, 2026 guest op-ed by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan explicitly states he "continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources" to ensure distance is not a barrier to mental-health care — a direct public reaffirmation of the claim.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing - April 21, 2026.

Official Senate video documents Sen. Sullivan's participation in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 21, 2026. The Senate newsroom video entry for that date records his committee activity but contains no new telehealth-related statements, legislative filings, or actions during the April 21–23, 2026 lookback window.

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A telehealth bill that would reauthorize telehealth network and resource programs passed the House Tuesday (April 21), marking lawmakers’ commitment to telehealth during the two-year extension of flexibilities.

Trade reporting (Inside Health Policy) shows the House passed telehealth reauthorization legislation on April 21, 2026 — a concrete, contemporaneous congressional development expanding telehealth resources during the lookback window. The item documents legislative activity affecting telehealth broadly but does not provide new, direct evidence of Sen. Sullivan taking telehealth-specific action in the April 21–23 window.

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House Passes Bill Reauthorizing Telehealth Network Grant Funding | InsideHealthPolicy.com
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In an April 14, 2026 guest op-ed, Sen. Dan Sullivan explicitly states he “continues to back efforts to expand telehealth resources” so that distance is not a barrier to mental health care.

Sen. Dan Sullivan directly reiterates his ongoing support for expanding telehealth resources as a means to eliminate distance barriers to mental-health care. This public statement is a contemporaneous reaffirmation of the core commitment in the claim.

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Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids' Mental Health - Must Read Alaska
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Sullivan-led legislation to improve digital access to mental-health resources passed in the Senate, and the release highlights his long-term work on supporting access programs—including the LINC grant program—addressing distance and collaborative care.

The Senate press release documents both new and prior legislative actions by Sullivan focused on expanding digital and telehealth-related access to mental-health resources, complementing the intent of the promise to back efforts to expand telehealth options.

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Sullivan: Legislation to Increase Mental Health Awareness and Resources on Social Media Passes Senate — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (press release)
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Sen. Dan Sullivan sponsored S.414, which passed the Senate on December 9, 2025; the bill aims to increase digital outreach and expand access to mental-health resources online.

Sullivan’s sponsorship and chamber passage of this bill represents tangible legislative action to expand digital mental-health services, consistent with the essence of supporting expanded telehealth resources, though it does not comprehensively reform telehealth infrastructure or licensure.

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S.414 - Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act — Actions (Congress.gov)
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The House passed legislation reauthorizing network grant funding for telehealth, indicating ongoing federal legislative focus on expanding telehealth resources; the report does not document specific action by Sen. Sullivan during this window.

This ongoing congressional activity shows federal support for telehealth during the lookback window but contains no new, direct link to Sen. Sullivan’s individual role or recent actions.

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House Passes Bill Reauthorizing Telehealth Network Grant Funding | InsideHealthPolicy.com
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12/09/2025 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8581-8582; text: CR S8581-8582)

Congress.gov shows that Sen. Sullivan sponsored S.414 and the Senate passed it on December 9, 2025. The bill is concrete legislative action related to promoting mental-health resources online, which supports his stated backing of efforts to expand access, though it is not a full telehealth-reform bill.

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S.414 - ADS for Mental Health Services Act - All Actions Without Amendments | Congress.gov
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Sen. Sullivan celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act (S.414), a bill he introduced, and said it builds on his long-term work supporting access programs like LINC that address distance and collaborative care.

This official Senate release documents Sullivan publicly advancing and celebrating a bill that promotes mental-health resources and access, reinforcing that he actively backed efforts in office rather than merely expressing support.

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Sullivan: Legislation to Increase Mental Health Awareness and Resources on Social Media Passes Senate — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (press release)
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Sullivan introduced legislation to permanently waive a federal in-person visit requirement before seniors can receive mental health services virtually, and said the rule is an obstacle to tackling the mental health crisis.

Earlier official Senate material shows Sullivan has repeatedly pursued telehealth access legislation, including a bill directly aimed at removing a barrier to virtual mental-health care for seniors.

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Sullivan Introduces Bill to Remove Obstacle to Mental Telehealth Services for Seniors - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan
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Sullivan and Rosen introduced the FRONTIER Community Act to expand access to mental health services through telemedicine in frontier states and make the change permanent.

This official Senate press release shows a prior concrete effort by Sullivan to expand telemedicine access for mental health care, consistent with the promise to continue backing such efforts.

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Sullivan, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Community Act to Expand Access to Mental Health Telemedicine - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan
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Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]. Actions overview shows the bill was introduced in Senate on 02/05/2025, reported from committee on 06/24/2025, and passed Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on 12/09/2025; the bill tracker lists the measure as passed Senate, with the next step still pending House action.

This is direct official evidence that Sullivan backed a mental-health-access measure and moved it through the Senate, showing concrete legislative support consistent with the promise, though not full telehealth expansion law.

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All Info - S.414 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): ADS for Mental Health Services Act | Congress.gov
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Sen. Sullivan celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act and said the bill would encourage online platforms to promote mental health resources and community engagement.

Official Senate statement showing Sullivan publicly advancing a mental-health-resources bill in the current term, which is a concrete follow-through action aligned with continuing to support access efforts.

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Sullivan: Legislation to Increase Mental Health Awareness and Resources on Social Media Passes Senate — U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (press release)
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The presentation says the bill 'allows telehealth copays to be covered by insurance outside of overall health insurance deductibles,' making telehealth easier for seniors and Alaskans in rural areas to use.

This official Sullivan material shows he supported a broader legislative vehicle that included a telehealth-access provision, adding another concrete sign of backing efforts to reduce distance barriers to care.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Transformative legislation | U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan
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