Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019
This bill establishes a competitive grant program for up to 40 hospitals with emergency departments and certain on-site professionals to help connect patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide with treatment and mental health services. Grants may be used to train emergency department providers and establish certain policies and procedures related to the identification, assessment, and treatment of, and care coordination for, individuals who are at risk of suicide. In awarding the grants, the Department of Health and Human Services may give preference to specified types of hospitals, such as critical access hospitals and hospitals in areas with suicide rates higher than the national average.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5017) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4861. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5017-5019) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-543. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-06-30 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-29 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |