US Congress House Bill 4704 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)
Status: Passed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Became Public Law No: 116-339.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to support multidisciplinary, fundamental research with potential relevance to suicide, including potential relevance to prevention and treatment. In awarding such grants, the NSF shall encourage applications submitted by early career researchers, including doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, to promote the researchers' development.

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]

2020-01-27 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 24 (Y: 385 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 36) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	House	Became Public Law No: 116-339.
2021-01-13	House	Signed by President.
2021-01-01	House	Presented to President.
2020-12-31	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-31	House	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9169-9170)
2020-12-31	House	Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 4704, from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H9169-9170)
2020-12-15	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-14	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7469-7470)
2020-12-14	Senate	S.Amdt.2706 Amendment SA 2706 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-14	Senate	S.Amdt.2706 Amendment SA 2706 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Wicker. (consideration: CR S7469-7470; text: CR S7469-7470) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-12-14	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7469-7470)
2020-12-14	Senate	Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2020-01-28	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2020-01-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-01-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 8 (Roll no. 24). (text: CR H549)
2020-01-27	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H554-555)
2020-01-27	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-01-27	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H549-550)
2020-01-27	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4704.
2020-01-27	House	Mr. McAdams moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-12-12	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
2019-12-12	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-342.
2019-11-14	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-11-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2019-10-16	House	Introduced in House

SB3351 (Related) 2020-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4704/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4704/BILLS-116hr4704ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4704/BILLS-116hr4704rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4704/BILLS-116hr4704eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4704/BILLS-116hr4704eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4704/BILLS-116hr4704enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202024