HOUSE 136119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Amending title 36, United States Code, to direct the President to issue an annual proclamation establishing Democracy Day.

Last Action: 1/6/2026

Actions

2025-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-01-03Introduced in House
2025-01-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-03 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (5)

Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
Paul Tonko (D-NY)

Subjects

Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Higher education
Hospital care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health

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