119th Congress
H.R. 5919
Veterans HOPE Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Gregory F. Murphy(R-NC)
- Introduced
- Nov 4, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
Added later (3)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Nov 17, 2025
- Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Jan 27, 2026
- Derek Tran (D-CA) · Feb 2, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act or the Veterans HOPE Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran.
The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Nov 4, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Nov 4, 2025
Introduced in House