Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

Summary

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

1. 5 December 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 December 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 December 2019 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
• related to → Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019