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H.R. 3778: Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

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H.R. 3778: Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-16 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · 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.

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Official title

Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

Plain summary

Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025, and otherwise revises, grants administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support youth suicide early-intervention and prevention strategies. Specifically, the bill requires SAMHSA to award a portion of such grants for statewide training programs on emotional well-being, mental health, and suicide awareness and prevention for elementary and secondary school students and staff.

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Official text

Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · 56 cosponsors

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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3778 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116