H.R. 5619: Suicide Prevention Act
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H.R. 5619: Suicide Prevention Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-15 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Suicide Prevention Act
Plain summary
Suicide Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. First, HHS must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm. In awarding these grants, HHS must prioritize recipients in areas that experience rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior that are above the national average and must take into account other factors such as the unique needs of rural communities. As a condition of receiving this funding, recipients must agree to share data on suicide and self-harm with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Second, HHS must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge, including programs for screening patients for self-harm and suicide and providing short-term preventive services, as appropriate. In addition, HHS must develop standards of practice for such screenings.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5619, Suicide Prevention Act (2020-10-02)
Cosponsors on this site
Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5619.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5619 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116