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HRES 850 114th Congress House

Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

Introduced: September 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the designation of National Suicide Prevention Month.

Recognizes suicide as a preventable public health problem and supports declaring that suicide prevention should be a priority.

Promotes awareness that suicide most often occurs when stressors exceed the current coping abilities of an individual suffering from a mental health condition.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 8 Republican 6
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 27, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 21, 2016
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 13, 2016
Byrne, Bradley
· Sep 13, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 12, 2016
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 12, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 9, 2016
Black, Diane
· Sep 8, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 8, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 8, 2016
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 8, 2016
DeSantis, Ron
· Sep 8, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2016
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2016
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 8, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Sep 8, 2016
LEVIN, SANDER
· Sep 8, 2016
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 8, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 8, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2016
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Sep 8, 2016
Rothfus, Keith
· Sep 8, 2016
Shuster, Bill
· Sep 8, 2016
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 8, 2016
WALDEN, GREG
· Sep 8, 2016
Young, David
· Sep 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 850: Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-850/
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"H. Res. 850: Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-850/.
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H. Res. 850, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-850/.
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[H. Res. 850: Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-850/)
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