3.0.0 136 2026-01-08T09:06:33Z 2026-01-08T09:06:33Z House H HR 2025-01-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/136 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 136.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct anindependent review of the deaths of certain veterans bysuicide, and for other purposes.[Page H40]</pre> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2025-02-03T17:40:53Z Referred To 2025-01-03T16:27:50Z 2025-02-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2025-01-03 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2025-02-05 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2025-09-02 False V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-10-21 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2026-01-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Drug therapy 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Drug trafficking and controlled substances 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Drug, alcohol, tobacco use 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Family relationships 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Government information and archives 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Government studies and investigations 2025-02-06T15:22:19Z Health facilities and institutions 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Health information and medical records 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Health personnel 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Higher education 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Hospital care 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Marriage and family status 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Medicaid 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Medical education 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Medical research 2025-02-06T15:22:19Z Medical tests and diagnostic methods 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Mental health 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Neurological disorders 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Prescription drugs 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Veterans' medical care 2025-02-06T15:22:18Z Armed Forces and National Security 2025-01-31T16:50:09Z

00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-02-03T15:51:54Z <p><strong>Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>

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