Bill · S. 1611· Senate(119-S-1611)
Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act
- Introduced
- 5/6/2025
- Last activity
- 5/6/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Mark Kelly
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act." It expands a grant program to allow for the development and use of research-based public service announcements to prevent youth substance use. These campaigns can use television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital media, as well as contests for youth submissions. The Attorney General must also provide an annual report on the grants awarded and their effectiveness.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would students be better off under this?+8
Specifically targets youth substance use prevention and encourages youth participation via contests.
Would children be better off under this?+7
Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth through age-appropriate campaigns.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+7
Directly aims to prevent substance use among youth and young adults.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Youth Substance Use Prevention: The bill allows for research-based public service announcement campaigns using age-appropriate material to prevent youth substance use (Section 2(a)).
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Youth Engagement: The bill allows for public service announcement contests that solicit submissions from youth (Section 2(a)(B)).
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Accountability: The Attorney General is required to publish an annual report that includes an evaluation of the success of the campaigns, such as their effectiveness in reducing youth drug use (Section 2(b)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+8Good For Children+7Good For Young Adults+7Good For High Income Households+3Good For Low Income Households+3Good For Middle Class Households+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+6Increases Research Funding+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+4Increases Federal Power+1
- 5/6/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina