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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="9109" measure-id="id117hr9109" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-09-30" update-date="2022-11-16">
        <title>GRIEF Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr9109v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-11-16">
            <action-date>2022-09-30</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p><b>Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund Act or the GRIEF Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to support activities to address grief and loss, with a particular focus on grief and loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific activities required include (1) a public education campaign on understanding grief and loss; (2) grants for training providers on bereavement care and providing such care to individuals affected by COVID-19 and related deaths; and (3) research on complicated and prolonged grief, including interventions for its prevention and treatment.</p>
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