HR 2981 United States House · 117th Congress

Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021

Summary

Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

May 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced May 4, 2021 Last action May 13, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 13, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

upper

May 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Pursuant 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 H2245-2246)

lower

May 12, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant 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 H2245-2246)

lower

May 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

May 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

May 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors