3.0.0 2991 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z Senate S 2019-12-05 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-05T20:07:00Z Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 116 100 HR 2019-04-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 116 785 S 2020-10-17 Became Public Law No: 116-171. Related bill CRS 2019-12-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-12-05 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-01-14 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-01-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight 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 Neurological disorders Prescription drugs Veterans' medical care Violent crime Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-04T11:18:44Z Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

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.

]]> Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 Display Title Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2991is/xml/BILLS-116s2991is.xml 2019-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.