Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 25, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Jun 9, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 12, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1324 | Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 | Identical bill | May 13, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Mental health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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