HR-1324 : Still Just a Bill

Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-05-13IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Senate
2021-05-12FloorPursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981. (consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2239-2240)House floor actions
2021-05-12FloorPursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, proceedings on H.R. 1324 are considered vacated.House floor actions
2021-05-11FloorAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.House floor actions
2021-05-11FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1324.House floor actions
2021-05-11FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2171-2172; text: CR H2171)House floor actions
2021-05-11FloorMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
2021-02-26CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2021-02-25IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
2021-02-25IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Hospital care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medical education
  • Mental health

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