Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4704
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-339 on Jan 13, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 16, 2019
Latest Action
Jan 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4704
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 28, 2020
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
24
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation 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.

Text (6)
January 28, 2020
January 27, 2020
December 12, 2019
October 16, 2019
Amendments (1)
Dec 14, 2020
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 2706
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:39 PM