HR 7255 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

Introduced Mar 28, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA

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Latest action · Mar 29, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 28, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 multiple suicide prevention programs and related activities with a particular focus on youth and young adults.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes

  • grants for statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies and for mental health and substance use disorder services for college students,
  • a working group tasked with developing a plan to carry out a public education campaign concerning access to and reducing stigma associated with mental health services at institutions of higher education, and
  • a suicide prevention resource center that provides training and other resources regarding suicide prevention among all ages.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2022 to Sep 9, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalMar 28, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMar 28, 2022
R-CAYoung KimOriginalMar 28, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 4, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 7, 2022
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMay 3, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMay 6, 2022
D-HIEd CaseMay 6, 2022
D-NHChris PappasMay 10, 2022
D-PASusan WildMay 10, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherMay 11, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMay 12, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 16, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 17, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteMay 19, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyMay 24, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerMay 27, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 27, 2022
D-TNJim CooperMay 31, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewJun 9, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsJun 13, 2022
D-CAJosh HarderJun 13, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteJun 21, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJul 21, 2022
D-CATed LieuAug 12, 2022
D-COJason CrowSep 9, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 28, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 29, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 28, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5737Lori Trahan D-MAJun 22, 2022

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

[Pages H3896-H3897] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington: H.R. 7255. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts, and provide for the common Defense and General Welfare of the United States; but all Duties and Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 54, March 28, 2022, page H3897.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-79COMMUNITIES IN NEED: LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL- BEING304 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 5, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 28, 2022Introduced in House

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