Veterans HOPE Act
- Last Action
- 12/5/2023
Actions
- 2023-12-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-11-09Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2023-11-09Introduced in House
- 2023-11-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-11-09 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (6)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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