3.0.0 5774 2022-02-08T23:15:00Z 2022-02-08T23:15:00Z House HR 2020-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina:H.R. 5774.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H936]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-02T16:46:15Z Referred to 2020-02-06T15:01:25Z 2020-03-02 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2020-02-06 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2020-02-25 False K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2020-03-02 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2020-05-01 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-09-11 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-02-06 Introduced in House 2020-07-06T15:16:54Z 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.

]]> Veterans HOPE Act Display Title Veterans HOPE Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a review on opioid overdose deaths among veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans HOPE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5774ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5774ih.xml 2020-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.