# 116-hr-5619: Suicide Prevention Act

116-hr-5619, Suicide Prevention Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5619
- Congress: 116
- Title: Suicide Prevention Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2020-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Suicide Prevention Act This bill establishes two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5619 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5619)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5619 (as of 2025-11-18).