National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health crisis hotline. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly report on how to make the use of 9–8–8 operational and effective across the country.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-17 | President | Became Public Law No: 116-172. | Library of Congress |
| 2020-10-17 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2020-10-06 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 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 Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4608-4609) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2661. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4608-4611) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Mr. McNerney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-14 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-14 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2020-05-14 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2020-05-13 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2412-2413) | Senate |
| 2020-05-13 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. | Senate |
| 2020-05-13 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2412-2414) | Senate |
| 2019-12-11 | Committee | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2019-10-22 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate |
| 2019-10-22 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |