WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers. The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Constructing-the-Path-to-Suicide-Prevention-Act-.pdf) would authorize a national study through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data on the unique suicide risk factors facing construction workers to inform future suicide prevention programming.
The construction industry has the second-highest risk of suicide...