S 2035 · 113th Congress · Health

SPRINT Act

Introduced 2014-02-24· Sponsored by Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2014-02-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the National Institute of Mental Health to use funds made available by this Act exclusively for the purpose of conducting and supporting: (1) research on the determinants of self-directed and other violence in mental illness, including studies designed to reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and interpersonal violence, especially in rural communities with a shortage of mental health services; and (2) brain research through the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]NY