United States · Bill · S
S. 3198 (116th)
Suicide Prevention Act
Introduced
15 January 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S247)
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5 December 2025
Summary
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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3198
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3198