US Congress Senate Bill 2035 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the National Institute of Mental Health to use funds made available by this Act exclusively for the purpose of conducting and supporting: (1) research on the determinants of self-directed and other violence in mental illness, including studies designed to reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and interpersonal violence, especially in rural communities with a shortage of mental health services; and (2) brain research through the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.

SPRINT Act

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB4075 (Related) 2014-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2035/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2035/BILLS-113s2035is.pdf