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STANDUP Act of 2019

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2019 or the STANDUP Act of 2019

This bill requires state, tribal, and local education agencies that receive grant funding for priority mental-health needs, including through the Project AWARE State Education Agency Grant Program, to establish and implement evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Department of Education, must provide educational agencies with best practices for these trainings.

What's happening now September 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7293 Related bill STANDUP Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 4
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 1, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 27, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 4, 2020
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 17, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 17, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2492: STANDUP Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2492/
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"S. 2492: STANDUP Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2492/.
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S. 2492, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2492/.
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