House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-339

Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

H.R. 4704Introduced Oct 16, 2019Policy area: Health

Became law on Jan 13, 2021.

Sponsor: Rep. Ben McAdams D-UT

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 16, 2019
Committee actionNov 14, 2019
Passed HouseJan 27, 2020 · 385–8
Passed SenateDec 14, 2020 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesDec 31, 2020
To the PresidentJan 1, 2021
Became lawJan 13, 2021

Latest action: Jan 13, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-339.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4704.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4704, Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act” on December 11, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on November 14, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 11, 2019 ↗
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December 11, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4704, 116th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-342 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on December 12, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 12, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 4704, 116th Congress
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September 8, 2026
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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. McADAMS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 163, October 16, 2019, Page H8199):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18--Necessary and Proper Clause
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H.R. 4704, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 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

16 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 13 Democrats

3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Troy Balderson (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Josh Harder (D-CA), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), David Trone (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress · UT-4 district

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