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H.R. 938: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015

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H.R. 938: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · 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 Reauthorization of 2015

Plain summary

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides (the Suicide Prevention Resource Center). Expands the program's focus from youth suicides to suicides among all ages, particularly among groups that are at high risk for suicide. Repeals authority for grants to establish research, training, and technical assistance centers related to mental health, substance abuse and the justice system. Reauthorizes a program of grants for the development of state or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies. Reauthorizes and revises a grant program to enhance services for students with mental health or substance use disorders at institutions of higher education. Requires the Center for Mental Health Services to award grants to enhance such services and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services. Permits grant funds to be used for the provision of such services to students and to employ appropriately trained staff. Requires special consideration be given to applications for grants that describe programs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional mental and substance use disorder services and the greatest potential for replication.

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Official text

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr938 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114