House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021

H.R. 2981Introduced May 4, 2021Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedMay 4, 2021
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMay 12, 2021
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 13, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2981.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 77, May 4, 2021, Page H2142):
Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2981, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Donald Beyer (D-VA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.