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Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2991| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-100
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-100
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • HR 116-100: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHigher educationHospital careMarriage and family statusMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthNeurological disordersPrescription drugsVeterans' medical careViolent crime

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2991| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
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.
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Timeline
Apr 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-100
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-100
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • HR 116-100: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHigher educationHospital careMarriage and family statusMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthNeurological disordersPrescription drugsVeterans' medical careViolent crime