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H.R. 136 · 119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Buchanan, Vern R-FL · 5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 114 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
Sponsor
2 of 171 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 1,574 words
Subjects
Department of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management +16 more
Latest action
Feb 3, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]