HR 8125 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

Introduced Aug 28, 2020 Originated House Sponsor David P. Joyce R-OH

Latest action · Aug 28, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

IntroducedAug 28, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out a two-year pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 28, 2020 to Dec 17, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-OH	Anthony Gonzalez	Original	Aug 28, 2020
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	Original	Aug 28, 2020
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Aug 28, 2020
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Sep 4, 2020
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Sep 8, 2020
D-GU	Michael F. Q. San Nicolas		Sep 11, 2020
D-MD	David J. Trone		Sep 15, 2020
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Sep 22, 2020
D-CA	Jim Costa		Sep 22, 2020
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer		Sep 24, 2020
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Sep 24, 2020
R-IL	Rodney Davis		Sep 24, 2020
R-OH	Troy Balderson		Sep 25, 2020
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		Sep 29, 2020
R-OK	Tom Cole		Sep 29, 2020
R-TX	Will Hurd		Sep 29, 2020
D-CA	Josh Harder		Oct 2, 2020
D-IA	Cynthia Axne		Oct 9, 2020
D-CA	Judy Chu		Oct 13, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Oct 23, 2020
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge		Nov 5, 2020
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Nov 17, 2020
R-OH	Warren Davidson		Dec 8, 2020
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Dec 17, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Aug 28, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
Aug 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 14, 15, and 16.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 151, August 28, 2020, page H4312.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3919	Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act	Identical bill	Jun 9, 2020
HR 5352	Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act	Reintroduced Bill	Sep 23, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources into smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House

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