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H.R. 136In committee
Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 3, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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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Armed Forces and National Security
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Department of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHigher educationHospital careMarriage and family statusMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental health
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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