Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
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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.
What just happenedApr 30, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2019
- Apr 30, 2019Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 16, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 3, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jan 3, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House