US SB1782 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on December 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-18 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on December 18 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-18 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program. If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on the their websites.
Title
Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
Sponsors
| Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-18 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2020-12-18 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2020-12-18 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2020-12-17 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7580-7581) |
| 2020-12-17 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7580-7581) |
| 2019-06-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3192 (Same As) 2019-06-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
