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HR 3759 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Infrastructure development Mental health Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation safety and security

Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023

Introduced: May 31, 2023 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers.

DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program.

The bill also specifies that the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges of the National Highway System are eligible highway safety improvement projects under the National Highway Performance Program of the Federal Highway Administration.

The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides.

What's happening now June 1, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 19 Republican 2
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Nov 18, 2024
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Apr 2, 2024
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 20, 2024
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2024
 D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Jan 18, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 15, 2023
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 5, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 31, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 31, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 31, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · May 31, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 31, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 31, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 31, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· May 31, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 31, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 31, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· May 31, 2023
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 31, 2023
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 31, 2023
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 31, 2023
Trone, David
· May 31, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 31, 2023
Wild, Susan
· May 31, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · May 31, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3759: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3759/
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"H.R. 3759: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3759/.
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H.R. 3759, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3759/.
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