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S. 928 (118th)

Not Just a Number Act

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Introduced

22 March 2023

Last action

12 July 2023 · Committee

Status

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

Sponsors

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], John Boozman, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeanne Shaheen, Christopher Coons, Shelley Capito, Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], John Fetterman, John Reed, Ted Cruz, Tammy Baldwin, Jeff Merkley, Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Mark Kelly, Bill Cassidy, John Hickenlooper, Jon Ossoff, Timothy Kaine, Chris Van Hollen, Richard Durbin, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Kyrsten Sinema, Patty Murray, Susan Collins, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Brian Schatz, Peter Welch, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Ron Wyden, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence

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Summary

Not Just a Number Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take specified actions related to its suicide prevention services. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to annually submit a National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and publish it on a VA website. The VA must also analyze and report on which benefits and services from the VA have the greatest impact on suicide prevention among veterans. The VA must collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a toolkit for state and local coroners and medical examiners that contains best practices for accurately identifying and reporting suicide deaths of veterans. The toolkit must be available on a publicly available website, and the VA and CDC must conduct outreach to state and local agencies to promote the availability and use of the toolkit. The VA must review the findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office's management review of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention services and study the feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention office within the VA.

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Timeline

  1. 22 March 2023

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 March 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 July 2023

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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