119th Congress
H.R. 136
Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- 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)
- C001078
Added later (4)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Feb 5, 2025
- Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Sep 2, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Oct 21, 2025
- Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Jan 7, 2026
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - Jan 3, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House