Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2019
This bill expands the requirements for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must (1) develop a plan to ensure the provision of high quality service, (2) strengthen data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transmission of epidemiological data from the program to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (3) implement a pilot program focused on using other communications platforms (e.g., social media and texting) for suicide prevention.
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study the program.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4630) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4564. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4630-4631) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-18 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-18 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-517. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-06-30 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-30 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2019-09-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |