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H.R. 4799: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

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H.R. 4799: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

Plain summary

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding Federal assistance for programs to reduce suicide among children and adolescents. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop and implement State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance abuse programs, mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth support organizations; (2) support public organizations actively involved in State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies and in the development and continuation of such intervention and prevention strategies; (3) collect and analyze data on State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention services that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; and (4) assist eligible entities in achieving their targets for youth suicide reductions. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award a grant or contract to establish the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Requires the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to expand mental and behavior health services to students, to provide such services, and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services.

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Official text

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · 67 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 7 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4799 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108