Bill · S. 414· Senate(119-S-414)
ADS for Mental Health Services Act
- Introduced
- 2/5/2025
- Last activity
- 12/10/2025 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Dan Sullivan
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
This Act, titled the "Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act," requires covered digital advertising platforms to report on their public service advertisements. These platforms must submit annual reports to the Federal Trade Commission detailing the number, percentage, and estimated dollar value of such advertisements. The reports must specifically include information on advertisements focusing on local or regional mental and behavioral health care resources and those promoting free resources. The Commission is then required to submit a publicly available summary of this information to specific congressional committees. The Act defines what constitutes a public service advertisement and a covered digital advertising platform. All requirements under this Act are set to terminate five years after its enactment.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+3
The bill promotes transparency and awareness for local, regional, and free mental and behavioral health care resources.
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?+2
The reporting requirements include resources for addressing substance abuse and related harms.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The bill requires public reporting of mental health advertising data to Congress.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency Regarding Mental Health Resources: By requiring platforms to report the number and estimated dollar value of public service advertisements, the public can see how much these platforms are promoting mental health resources (Section 2(a)).
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Tracking Local and Regional Support: The bill requires reporting on advertisements that focus on local or regional mental and behavioral health care resources, which can help track the availability of these services (Section 2(a)(3)).
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Promoting Free Resources: The reporting requirements include the number of public service advertisements that promote free mental or behavioral health care resources (Section 2(a)(4)).
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Public Access to Information: The Commission is required to submit a publicly available report to Congress that summarizes the information provided by the digital advertising platforms (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Temporary Nature of the Act: The Act includes a sunset provision, meaning all requirements, responsibilities, and obligations will terminate five years after the date of enactment (Section 2(e)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+3Improves Opioid Crisis Response+2Improves Healthcare Access+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2Increases Federal Power+1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+1Good For People With Disabilities+1
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+2
- 12/10/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 12/9/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8581-8582; text: CR S8581-8582)
- 6/24/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-32.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.
- 3/12/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2/5/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan