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S. 4970 117th Congress Senate

Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2022 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 28, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 28, 2022
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 Latest action September 28, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5407 Identical bill Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 28, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 28, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 28, 2022
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4970: Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4970/
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"S. 4970: Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4970/.
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S. 4970, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4970/.
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