HR 5570
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Introduced: January 9, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran.
The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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