Veteran Suicide Prevention Act has not moved since its introduction on Dec 18, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedDec 18, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 76 words.
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.
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
- 0 of 79 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 440 words
- Latest action
- Jan 22, 2026: 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]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]