3.0.0
5938
2022-12-30T08:03:37Z
2023-01-01T23:46:51Z
House
HR
2021-11-09
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 196 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina:H.R. 5938.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StateConstitution[Page H6243]
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
Standing
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Health Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2021-11-17T18:37:03Z
  - Referred to
2021-11-09T17:01:20Z
- 2021-11-17
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Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2021-11-09
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
- 2021-11-09
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
- 2021-11-09
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Gregory
Murphy
R
NC
3
N
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Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Joe
Courtney
D
CT
2
2021-11-09
True
- H001067
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Richard
Hudson
R
NC
8
2021-11-12
False
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Tom
O'Halleran
D
AZ
1
2021-11-12
False
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Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
13
2021-11-15
False
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Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Chris
Stewart
R
UT
2
2021-11-15
False
- R000610
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Guy
Reschenthaler
R
PA
14
2021-11-15
False
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Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
James
Baird
R
IN
R.
4
2021-11-16
False
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Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
Julia
Letlow
R
LA
5
2021-12-09
False
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
00
2021-11-09
Introduced in House
2021-12-01T19:13:45Z
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
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Veterans HOPE Act
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Veterans HOPE Act
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Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act
Introduced in House
IH
- 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
- Introduced in House
2021-11-09T05:00:00Z
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2021-11-17
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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