# 119-hr-2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act

119-hr-2044, Suicide Prevention Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2044
- Congress: 119
- Title: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Integrating short-term suicide prevention into primary care.** This bill would create a grant program to put screening, brief intervention, and referral services for self-harm and suicide risk inside primary care offices.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Suicide prevention help at your doctors office: benefit, low. HHS would fund up to 10 grants for primary care offices, up to $500,000 each for 2 years. Only one office per state could get a grant, and each office could get only one. If your doctors office gets a grant, doctors would screen for self-harm using federal standards set within 180 days. The office…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2044)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2044 (as of 2025-12-21).