Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 3/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-02-18Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-02-18Introduced in House
- 2021-02-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-18 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
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