Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act
Latest action · Sep 23, 2021 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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2021
- 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 program suicide prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Sep 23, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 30, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 20, 2022 |
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 Sep 23, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 165, September 23, 2021, page H5134.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2811 | Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act | Identical bill | Sep 23, 2021 |
| HR 8125 | Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 28, 2020 |
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.
- Sep 23, 2021Introduced 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.
