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H.Res. 587 (116th)

Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

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Introduced

24 September 2019

Last action

25 September 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], David Scott, Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Suicide Prevention Month; recognizes suicide as a preventable public health problem and declares that suicide prevention should be a priority; and promotes awareness that there is no single cause for suicide and that particular attention should be paid to communities at heightened risk, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and LGBTQ youth of color.

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Timeline

  1. 24 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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