I partnered with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to secure the funding to restore this program... the Trump Administration needs to restore the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s ‘Press 3’ option now
Secure funding and support efforts to restore the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's specialized LGBTQ+ 'Press 3' crisis services nationwide.
Occurrences
He has also... [introduced] the bipartisan 988 LGBTQ Youth Access Act to ensure these services are permanently available nationwide.
pressing the Trump Administration to immediately restore the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ specialized services, commonly accessed through the “Press 3” option
“I’m proud that we secured the funding to restore this lifesaving LGBTQ+ crisis line and successfully pressured the Trump Administration to bring the program back,” Congressman Krishnamoorthi said. “When an LGBTQ+ young person reaches out for help in a moment of crisis, they deserve to reach a counselor trained to understand and support them. This program should never have been taken away, and now we need to make sure it stays available for every young person who needs it.
Evidence
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The congressman’s official press release feed says Krishnamoorthi, along with Reps. Sharice Davids and Seth Moulton, sent HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a letter pressing the Trump administration to immediately restore the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ specialized services, commonly accessed through the Press 3 option.
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The same official press-release feed shows Krishnamoorthi joined NAMI Chicago, The Trevor Project, and other advocates for a call-center tour and press conference urging restoration of the specialized LGBTQ+ 988 crisis services.
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Politico reported that SAMHSA said the 988 Press 3 option would end on July 17, 2025, and that HHS had already proposed removing the LGBTQ+ funding from the 2026 budget.
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Reps. Mike Lawler, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Sharice Davids, and Seth Moulton held a bipartisan press conference calling for swift restoration of specialized LGBTQ+ youth crisis services within 988 and welcoming the Administration's commitment to restore them. The release says lawmakers worked to secure $33.1 million for restoration through FY2026 appropriations and that the Administration had recently decided to restore the services, but it also says they were still working to make restoration happen as quickly as possible.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5434, sponsored by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, as the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025. Its official title directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline. The latest action shown is referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the bill status remains Introduced.
Assessments
Krishnamoorthi materially supported the promise during his current federal House term by pressing HHS to restore the 988 LGBTQ+ Press 3 services, joining public advocacy with crisis-service groups, co-sponsoring/directly sponsoring aligned legislation, and participating in the bipartisan push that secured FY2026 funding for restoration. However, the available record through July 2026 shows the specialized Press 3 service remained offline or only subject to an administration commitment to restore it, not fully operational nationwide. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery.
Krishnamoorthi gets credit for meaningful in-office advocacy: on May 7, 2026 he joined a letter to HHS and public events pressing for restoration of the 988 Lifeline's LGBTQ+ 'Press 3' services. But the promised federal outcome was not delivered. The specialized nationwide service was terminated on July 17, 2025, the Trump administration had proposed removing the dedicated funding, and there is no evidence by June 11, 2026 that Krishnamoorthi secured federal funding or achieved nationwide restoration. That supports partial credit for advocacy, not full delivery.