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Suicide Prevention Act

2/9/2022, 2:27 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3198

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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Current Status of Bill S 3198

Bill S 3198 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 15, 2020. Bill S 3198 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 15, 2020.  Bill S 3198's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S247) as of January 15, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3198

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3198

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Research administration and funding

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3198

Suicide Prevention Act
Suicide Prevention Act
A bill to authorize a pilot program to expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments, to establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3198

Jack Reed
Jack Reed
Rhode IslandDemocrat
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
LouisianaRepublican

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