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HR 8125 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Telephone and wireless communication

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

Introduced: August 28, 2020 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Aug 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 28, 2020
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Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out a two-year pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.

What's happening now August 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3919 Identical bill Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act
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 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 10 Republican 4
Sires, Albio
· Dec 17, 2020
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Dec 8, 2020
Johnson, Bill
· Nov 17, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 13, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 2, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 29, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Sep 29, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 25, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Sep 24, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 24, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 22, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 22, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 8, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Aug 28, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 28, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8125: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8125/
MLA
"H.R. 8125: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8125/.
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H.R. 8125, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8125/.
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