House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-233

National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018

H.R. 2345Introduced May 3, 2017Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Aug 14, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Chris Stewart R-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 3, 2017
Committee actionJul 12, 2018
Passed HouseJul 23, 2018 · 379–1
Passed SenateAug 1, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentAug 3, 2018
Became lawAug 14, 2018

Latest action: Aug 14, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-233.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2345.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2345, National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018” on July 20, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 18, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54232
CBO publication date
July 20, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2345, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-836 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 18, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2345, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEWART, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 76, May 3, 2017, Page H3325):
Article I Sec 8
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H.R. 2345, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

115 cosponsors — 62 Republicans, 52 Democrats, 1 independent

53 of 115 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), John Curtis (R-UT) and 85 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Stewart.

Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress · UT-2 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.