Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015
Latest action · Feb 13, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015
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 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 special consideration be given 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2015 to Oct 28, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 28, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 24, February 12, 2015, page H1037.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44510 | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Agency Overview Archived | Report | May 27, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1299 | Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 | Identical bill | May 12, 2015 |
| HR 2646 | Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
