SPEED Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 27, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Suicide Prevention by Eliminating Excessive Digits Act of 2019 or the SPEED Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate a three-digit dialing code that veterans may use to reach a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2019 to Oct 29, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Oct 29, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
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