Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

Summary

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 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

1. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 February 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
• Jefferson Van Drew · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Paul Tonko · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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