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Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

2/8/2022, 11:22 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3351

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to support multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment.

In awarding such grants, the NSF shall encourage applications submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, to promote the researchers' development.

Current Status of Bill S 3351

Bill S 3351 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 27, 2020. Bill S 3351 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on February 27, 2020.  Bill S 3351's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. as of February 27, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3351

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

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3351

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3351

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act
Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act
A bill to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide, and to advance the knowledge and understanding of issues that may be associated with several aspects of suicide including intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to areas such as wellbeing, resilience, and vulnerability.

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