Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013
Latest action · Jul 19, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides (the Suicide Prevention Resource Center). Expands the program's focus from youth suicides to suicides among all ages, particularly among groups that are at high risk for suicide. Repeals authority for grants to establish research, training, and technical assistance centers related to mental health, substance abuse and the justice system.
Reauthorizes a program of grants for the development of state or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies.
Reauthorizes and revises a grant program to enhance services for students with mental health or substance use disorders at institutions of higher education. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (who currently is merely authorized), acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to award grants to enhance such services and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services. Permits grant funds to be used for the provision of such services to students and to employ appropriately trained staff. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to applications for grants that describe programs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional mental and substance use disorder services and the greatest potential for replication.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2013 to Jul 31, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Oct 2, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Oct 2, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 3, 2013 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 3, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 8, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 10, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Oct 10, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 10, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 11, 2013 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 16, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 116 | Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 23, 2013 |
| HR 3717 | Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 3, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jul 18, 2013Introduced in House
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