HR 2955 · 117th Congress · Health

Suicide Prevention Act

Introduced 2021-05-04· Sponsored by Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2021-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Suicide Prevention Act This bill establishes two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ