Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
This bill establishes a competitive grant program for up to 40 hospitals with emergency departments and certain on-site professionals to help connect patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide with treatment and mental health services. Grants may be used to train emergency department providers and establish certain policies and procedures related to the identification, assessment, and treatment of, and care coordination for, individuals who are at risk of suicide. In awarding the grants, the Department of Health and Human Services may give preference to specified types of hospitals, such as critical access hospitals and hospitals in areas with suicide rates higher than the national average.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2019 to Sep 14, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Oct 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Mar 5, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 12, 2020 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 14, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 28, 2019Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 29, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 29, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 29, 2020Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-543.
- Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.
- Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5017-5019)
- Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4861.
- Sep 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5017)
- Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 30, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6431, S6432 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Ron Johnson R-WI | Oct 24, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5017–H5019Text printed H5017 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Sep 29, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 24, 2020H.R. 4861, Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 170, October 28, 2019, page H8539.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-117 | HIGH ANXIETY AND STRESS: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH DURING CRISIS290 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 30, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2020 |
| S 3006 | Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 10, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Mental health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced 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.
