SPRINT Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 24, 2014)
Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the National Institute of Mental Health to use funds made available by this Act exclusively for the purpose of conducting and supporting: (1) research on the determinants of self-directed and other violence in mental illness, including studies designed to reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and interpersonal violence, especially in rural communities with a shortage of mental health services; and (2) brain research through the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
What just happenedFeb 24, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 24, 2014
- Feb 24, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 24, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate