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HR 7255 117th Congress House

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

Official title: To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2022 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive care
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Higher educationIndian social and development programsMental healthMinority health
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Mar 29, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 multiple suicide prevention programs and related activities with a particular focus on youth and young adults.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes

  • grants for statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies and for mental health and substance use disorder services for college students,
  • a working group tasked with developing a plan to carry out a public education campaign concerning access to and reducing stigma associated with mental health services at institutions of higher education, and
  • a suicide prevention resource center that provides training and other resources regarding suicide prevention among all ages.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 12 Republican 5
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 9, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 21, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 13, 2022
Jacobs, Chris
· Jun 13, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· May 31, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 27, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· May 27, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 19, 2022
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 17, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 16, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 12, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 11, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 10, 2022
Wild, Susan
· May 10, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 6, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 6, 2022
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 3, 2022
McKinley, David
· Apr 4, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 28, 2022
 R
Kim, Young
California · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7255: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7255/
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"H.R. 7255: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7255/.
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H.R. 7255, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7255/.
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