Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Singles out firearms for suicide prevention rather than underlying mental health concerns and all methods used.
Title: Child Suicide Prevention Act
Subject:
Description: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: March 25, 2026
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8070/all-info
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2 sponsors: Lauren Underwood (D); Kim Schrier (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 25 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 25 2026 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 8 2026 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Energy And Commerce
There have not been any votes on this bill