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H.R. 3552 115th Congress House

Cady Housh and Jason Flatt Teen Suicide Prevention Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that teachers, principals, counselors, and other school leaders receive youth suicide awareness and prevention training.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 Introduced by: Emanuel Cleaver Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
Education Child healthEducation programs fundingEducational guidanceElementary and secondary education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 28, 2017
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 Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cady Housh and Jason Flatt Teen Suicide Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states receiving ESEA funds to establish and implement a youth suicide awareness and prevention policy that provides for an hour of training each school year to school employees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 9, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 23, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 27, 2017
Black, Diane
· Sep 13, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3552: Cady Housh and Jason Flatt Teen Suicide Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3552/
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"H.R. 3552: Cady Housh and Jason Flatt Teen Suicide Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3552/.
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