119th Congress
H.R. 6858
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Andrew R. Garbarino(R-NY)
- Introduced
- Dec 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (17)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- James A. Himes (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ)
Added later (12)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT) · Mar 4, 2026
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS) · Mar 16, 2026
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Mar 16, 2026
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Mar 16, 2026
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Mar 25, 2026
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · Apr 21, 2026
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Apr 28, 2026
- Chris Pappas (D-NH) · May 12, 2026
- Clay Fuller (R-GA) · May 14, 2026
- Angie Craig (D-MN) · Jun 30, 2026
- Michael Guest (R-MS) · Jun 30, 2026
- Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Sep 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide 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
- Jan 22, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - Dec 18, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Dec 18, 2025
Introduced in House