H.R. 136

119th Congress

In Committee

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL· Introduced 3 January 2025
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Actions

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Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

3 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 3 February 2025

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.

Timeline

4 actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    3 February 2025 · Committee

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Introduced in House

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in House

    3 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL

Cosponsors

  • Democrat480%
  • Republican120%

Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

Department of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHigher education

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 1 on 3 January 2025 to 5 on 7 January 2026.

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