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HRES 587 116th Congress House

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

Introduced: September 24, 2019 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution

  • expresses support for the designation of National Suicide Prevention Month;
  • recognizes suicide as a preventable public health problem and declares that suicide prevention should be a priority; and
  • promotes awareness that there is no single cause for suicide and that particular attention should be paid to communities at heightened risk, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and LGBTQ youth of color.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 20
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 24, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 24, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 24, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 24, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 24, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 587: Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-587/
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"H. Res. 587: Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-587/.
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H. Res. 587, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-587/.
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[H. Res. 587: Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-587/)
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