Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students.
If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program.
If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on the IHEs' websites.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2019 to Jun 22, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Jun 11, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | TJ Cox | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 27, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Jun 11, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E744)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1782 | Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act | Identical bill | Dec 18, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Introduced in House
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