# 116-hr-7293: STANDUP Act of 2020

116-hr-7293, STANDUP Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); 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-7293
- Congress: 116
- Title: STANDUP Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2020-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2020 or the STANDUP Act of 2020 This bill requires state, tribal, and local education agencies that receive grant funding for priority mental-health needs, including through the Project AWARE State Education Agency Grant Program, to establish and implement evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Department of Education, must provide educational agencies with best practices for these trainings.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7293)

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