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H.R. 4799 (108th)

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 July 2004

Last action

19 July 2004 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding Federal assistance for programs to reduce suicide among children and adolescents. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop and implement State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance abuse programs, mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth support organizations; (2) support public organizations actively involved in State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies and in the development and continuation of such intervention and prevention strategies; (3) collect and analyze data on State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention services that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; and (4) assist eligible entities in achieving their targets for youth suicide reductions. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award a grant or contract to establish the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Requires the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to expand mental and behavior health services to students, to provide such services, and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services.

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Timeline

  1. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 July 2004

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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