Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Suicide Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide.
First, HHS must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm. In awarding these grants, HHS must prioritize recipients in areas that experience rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior that are above the national average and must take into account other factors such as the unique needs of rural communities. As a condition of receiving this funding, recipients must agree to share data on suicide and self-harm with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Second, HHS must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge, including programs for screening patients for self-harm and suicide and providing short-term preventive services, as appropriate. In addition, HHS must develop standards of practice for such screenings.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 15, 2020 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jan 17, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 15, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4633-4635)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5619.
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2020Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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 3198 | Suicide Prevention Act | Identical bill | Jan 15, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Research administration and funding
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 21, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 18, 2020Reported in House
- Jan 15, 2020Introduced in House
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