# 116-hr-7159: Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

116-hr-7159, Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7159
- Congress: 116
- Title: Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act of 2020 This bill requires states to support evidence-based crisis care services, such as crisis call centers, through the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant. In addition, for each year in which the appropriations for that grant exceed a specified amount, states must expend a certain percentage of their grant allotments on crisis care services.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7159)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7159 (as of 2025-11-18).