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119th Congress

H.R. 136

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Vern Buchanan(R-FL)
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (5)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (4)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A covered veteran is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. Among other elements, the report shall include the total number of covered veterans who died by suicide, violent death, or accidental death, as well as certain demographic information.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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